This chapter explores the concept of independent activity among children and discusses how free play and other activities away from adults help children develop competencies, reliability, and trustworthiness. It also explains the link between independent activity and character traits like locus of control, as well as the decline in internal locus of control among young people and the rise in anxiety and depression.
We speak with a professor of neuroscience about why he believes increasingly structured lifestyles are depriving children, more than they are helping. Get the fact first on Morning Wire.
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