The Editor's Desk - From Beneath the Clutter

I'm getting ready to take a trip in about a week and a half. Won't be entirely out of touch, but I'll have to have one of my sisters keep an eye on the day to day things here.

Feature Article
What happened to Playtime?

A disturbing trend in our modern society is the way we, as parents, turn our children's' days into regimented routines of organized, adult-led extracurricular activities like volleyball practice, gymnastics class, tee-ball games, and dance recitals along with other time consuming functions and commitments. We do all of this at the expense of free play, discovery and exploration, relaxing downtime, and far too-often, family meals. Long gone, it would seem, are the days of homework followed by ample free time (to be silly kids!), all before a sit down family dinner. It doesn't really have to be that way.

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See you next week. I'll make time while I pack like crazy for my vacation!

Stephanie
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