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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This feels so dated to me.  Free play and independence are definitely stressed in the pre elementary school level and most parents are aware with older kids.

[b]However “free play” isn’t playing video games! [/b] And sports will always be organized and valuable. [/quote]

it kind of is, honestly. it has all elements of traditional play (and then some) except for physical exertion (which is not a part of every traditional game, either). [/quote]

No.  Playing video games is absolutely not free play!  Jesus. [/quote]

right, unless kids stuck wooden blocks and sew their own dolls they are not really playing  :roll: [/quote]

Don't you think that it would be better for kids/teens to have free play in person, not on a screen?[/quote]

I know a lot of kids enjoy playing video games in different houses, while talking to one another on headphones, but you do realize it’s possible to play video games all together in the same room, right? And that RPGs in particular have a lot of strategy and “freedom” built into them.[/quote]

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