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Children no longer play as they once did. A doctor says that should concern us all

From Aftenposten · () Norwegian

Translated from Norwegian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Doctor Charlotte Lunde says children’s declining opportunities for free play may be linked to worsening mental health problems among children and young people.
  • She is calling for more play without adult control or screens and says society should give play greater status.

“We must raise the status of play,” says Charlotte Lunde, a doctor, author and former journalist who has long worried about the consequences of too little play in childhood.

Lunde argues that more free play, without adult direction or screens, could help reverse the development of mental health problems among children and young people.

We must raise the status of play.

· Charlotte LundeThe doctor, author and former journalist argues that children need more free play.
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