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    Modern Childhood is Weird (and Missing Something Crucial)

    June 16, 2019
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    Playdates, age-segregated activities and adult-led fun are all extremely new developments.

    But kids without free time to play and learn from each other are missing out on something crucial for their brains, says evolutionary anthropologist Dorsa Amir in the TEDx talk you’ll find at Let Grow!

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