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Ìý Why can't children just play anymore? 20ÌýAprÌý2004 Ìý
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Are parents filling theirÌýchildrens' lives with too many activities?

What's wrong with just playing?

How did your children spend their time during the Easter holidays? Did they take educational trips to museums, play tennis or have extra tuition in maths?Ìý

AndÌýwhatÌýif you have a young baby?ÌýHave you signed up for swimming lessons,Ìýmusic classes, or even French for toddlers?

Woman's Hour talks toÌýsome mums who feelÌýpressurised into arranging educational activies for their children.

And JenniÌýasks authorJan Stimpson and journalist Kathryn Flett whether our children's lives areÌýtoo organizedÌý- and why we seem to have forgotten the value of play.






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