Why Can't We Just Play?: What I Did When I Realized My Kids Were Way Too Busy by Pam Lobley johanna basford Flanagan delves into a national

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Why Can't We Just Play?: What I Did When I Realized My Kids Were Way Too Busy by Pam Lobley johanna basford Flanagan delves into a nationalFacing summer with her two boys, ages ten and seven, Pam Lobley was sifting through signups for swim team, rec camp, night camp, scout camp, and enrichment classes. Overwhelmed at the choices, she asked her sons what they wanted to do during summer: "Soccer? Zoo School? Little Prodigy's Art Club?" "Why can't we just play?" they asked. A summer with no scheduled activities at all . . . The thought was tempting, but was it possible? It would be like