No music, no ball games, no fun: society is wiping out play

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• Illecors@lemmy.cafe ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I agree with the general idea or the article that restricting kids’ play is stupid, but the author seems to be a bit of a moron himself:

  Want a solution to the rights of children not getting upheld? Give pre-teenage kids the vote. I’d go with 10 years old, others say as young as six.

  Not only is this dumb, it completely ignores the idea of parental responsibility - it’s the parents who must look after the interests of their kids.

  Such hot takes make the whole article immediately dismissable.

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  • thehatfox@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I think that part was written as tongue in cheek, not a serious solution.

    That said, I do wonder if something like the UK Youth Parliament could be given a greater voice in policy relating to children. It could help make our nation more child friendly, and encourage greater participation in democracy at a younger age.

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    • sunbeam60@lemmy.one ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      I’ve got 4 children. They can barely be in charge of cleaning up after dinner.

      So I’m sure they’ll do a better job than our current politicians.

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• blackn1ght@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  When I was in primary school we would play most of the day in reception and year 1, with the odd sessions to do work.

  My son finished year 1 in July and there was zero in class play, all work.

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