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treehouses, and couch-cushion forts well worth the sense of freedom.
and then manifesting those visions Children are also empowered by
through unhurried trial and error. This learning mastery over fire, knives,
kind of master-of-the-world play is and, eventually, power tools, not just
profound for developing children’s because those tools develop focus and
capacity to design and build their problem-solving skills, but because
lives—and democracies. Kids also they help kids build and survive—in
need to develop muscles and the real world. (continued)
coordination through joyful, free
movement and physical risks such as Unplug them: Screens, like razor
leaping, climbing, balancing, and, yes, blades and matches, can either serve
sometimes falling. Leisurely hangouts or harm. The same holds true for
at the park or beach help on this mobile technology, with its 24/7 social
front, and the occasional scrapes are media frenzy, addictive games, and
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