Comments on: Rocking instead of rowing the boat http://aleksandreia.wordpress.com/2008/02/28/rocking-instead-of-rowing-the-boat/ Crossroads of Civilization Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:18:28 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Franklin Evans http://aleksandreia.wordpress.com/2008/02/28/rocking-instead-of-rowing-the-boat/#comment-182 Franklin Evans Thu, 28 Feb 2008 14:19:56 +0000 http://aleksandreia.wordpress.com/?p=341#comment-182 Harvey, I'm guessing you already know this, but I'll post it anyway: research is underway examining the possible link between ADD* diagnoses and the decline of "free play" in younger children over the last 30 years or so. The key premise is that during those years when a child learns "executive function control", free or imaginative play is key in setting that skill and developing it. BTW, welcome to the library. It's good to see you here. * It boggles my mind that hyperactive behaviors are being lumped into the rest, an aspect of normalizing I am particularly unhappy with. Harvey, I’m guessing you already know this, but I’ll post it anyway: research is underway examining the possible link between ADD* diagnoses and the decline of “free play” in younger children over the last 30 years or so. The key premise is that during those years when a child learns “executive function control”, free or imaginative play is key in setting that skill and developing it.

BTW, welcome to the library. It’s good to see you here.

* It boggles my mind that hyperactive behaviors are being lumped into the rest, an aspect of normalizing I am particularly unhappy with.

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