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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"Free unstructured childhood" doesn't work unless you have a strict nanny or live in a commute like cluster of likeminded people with similarly aged kids who aren't on screens and aren't signed up for activities.[/quote]

Many introverted kids make good use of their unstructured time without a nanny or needing to live in a commune. It ain't rocket science to limit screen time. You simply take physical possession of the iPad and the game console controllers.[/quote]

My kid doesn’t get screen time at home. He doesn’t have an iPad or video games. But unstructured time is literally just him playing or reading at home or else playing ball by himself outside. There are a few kids around but they are usually busy. [/quote]

This is such a bummer. This is another reason that overschedule is such a big problem.[/quote]

Is it though?

We have neighbors whose kids are usually outside playing and they probably say the same thing about us. But the reality is that my kids could be out a lot more - and would be if the neighbor kids weren't out. They got tired of the neighbor kids bossing them around, not being willing to compromise, and just generally being bad friends. Similar issue with another neighbor down the street. When my kids tried to play with that other kid, that kid was destructive and mean. So now they are always too "busy" to play with that kid.

Sometimes - definitely not always so nobody should feel attacked - the problem is actually the other kids. Or it might be another problem. But it's not always overscheduling. When kids want to hang out they find ways. My kids are happy to go around the corner to play with a different family whose kids know how to get along with others.[/quote]

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