More and more news is coming out about the benefits of free play, outdoor play, slowing down, un-scheduling, community bonds, and family togetherness. I try to compile the best. See some interesting Slow News? Please share it with us.
Why Urban, Educated Parents are Turning to DIY Education, Newsweek, 1/30/12
Reading is Not a Race: The Virtues of the Slow Reading Movement, Washington Post, 1/30/12
The Value of School Recess and Outdoor Play, Kaboose, 1/12
Growing Up: Free-Range Kids or Smother Mother? Time, 1/27/12
The Importance of Child’s Play, Wall Street Journal, 1/27/12
Groups Want to Make NYC Roads Child-Safe for Play, Village Voice, 1/25/12
Adults Finding Fun in Recess Games, South Charlotte News, 1/25/12
Slow Toys Debut at 2012 Toy Fair, eparent, 1/24/12
The Healing Effects of Nature on Children, Hub Pages, 1/23/12
The Games Kids No Longer Play, Christian Science Monitor, 1/22/12
Moving On From Zero-Risk Childhood, Rethinking Childhood, 1/11/12
Let the Preschoolers Play, Los Angeles Times, 1/9/12
Slow Parenting Let’s Kids Flourish, Advocates Say, CBC News, 1/6/12
Study Shows Preschoolers Spend too Much Time on Sedentary Activities, USA Today, 1/4/12
Playgrounds Too Safe to Keep Little Kids Active, Med Page Today, 1/4/12
Parents are the Biggest Obstacle to Letting Kids Play, Washington Post, 1/4/12
Preschoolers Need to Get a Move On, USA Today, 1/3/12
Let the Kids Play: They’ll Do Better in School, Time, 1/3/12
The Healing Power of Play, Miami Herald, 1/3/12
Just Let Them Play, Kaboom, 1/3/12
Societal Values and Policies Preschool Curtail Children’s Physical Activity American Academy of Pediatrics, 1/2/12
Resolved in 2012: Enjoy the View Without Help From an iphone, New York Times, 1/1/12
The Joy of Quiet, New York Times, 12/29/11
Smartest Toys for Kids Can Be The Simplest, USA Today, 12/12/11
Do Toddlers Really Need Computers to Learn?, USA Today, 12/12/11
Tinkertoys Trump Technology (study), Register-Guard, 12/5/11
The Power of Play, Play Lays the Groundwork for Complex Lessons, The Missourian, 11/16/11
How Children’s Play is Being Sneakily Redefined, Washington Post, 11/16/11
Kids Learn Best Through Play, Toledo Blade, 11/13/11
Learning From the Word Go, EuroNews, 11/3/11
I Failed Recess .. Because I Don’t Play, Education Week, 10/25/11
All Work and No Play, Why Your Kids are Anxious and Depressed, The Atlantic, 10/12/11
Slow Family Movement Argues Less is More, USA Today, 10/9/11
Adults Play Just for Kicks, Post-Tribune, 10/4/11
Kids Need Child-Driven Play Time, KVUE.com, 9/30/11
Less Play Time Equals More Troubled Kids, Experts Say, USA Today, 9/23/11
Slow Family Living in a Fast Family Society, Playborhood, 9/9/10
Can a Playground be Too Safe?, New York Times, 7/18/11
Physicians Speak Out on the Importance of Play for Children’s Health (video) , YouTube, 6/30/11
Fast-Tracking to Kindergarten?, New York Times, 5/13/11
The 5 Best Toys of All Time, Wired Magazine, 1/31/11
Movement to Restore Free Play Gains Momentum, Slow Family Online, 1/6/11
Central Park Party Will Highlight Kids’ Need to Play, American Psychological Association, 9/10
Slow Parenting Gaining Steam: It’s About Time, Slow Family Online, 4/5/10
Children Opt for Box Over Toy, Slow Family Online, 4/6/10
Slow Reading: An Antidote for a Fast World?, Newsweek, 6/22/10
Childhood Revisited, the changing nature of childhood play, American Psychological Association, 3/06
The Importance of Play, The Atlantic, 3/87
Photos by Susan Sachs Lipman
