6 reasons children need to play outside – Harvard Health

October 27, 2020. By Claire McCarthy … These are skills that must be learned and practiced — and to do this, children need unstructured time. They need time alone and with other children, and to be allowed (perhaps forced) to make up their own games, figure things out, and amuse themselves. Being outside gives them opportunities to practice …

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