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  • May 2008

    • This Is 'Playing.' This Is 'Outside.'

      Los Angeles Times  |  May 16, 08 5:48 PM CDT

      This Is 'Playing.' This Is 'Outside.'

      (Newser) - Using the flap over a New York 9-year-old allowed to find his own way home from Bloomingdale's as an example of a sea change, Rosa Brooks, writing in the Los Angeles Times, reminds us that allowing children to be outside on their own used to be the norm. "'Play,' incidentally, is a mysterious activity children engage in when not compelled to spend every hour under adult supervision," she writes. More »

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      children  • parenting  • childhood obesity  • independence  • playground games

  • August 2007

    • Four Square Gets Serious in Silicon Valley

      San Francisco Chronicle  |  Aug 18, 07 5:59 PM CDT

      Four Square Gets Serious in Silicon Valley

      (Newser) - The latest craze to take root in Silicon Valley doesn’t involve codes or algorithms, just squares. That is, four squares, taped onto a carpet, or painted onto asphalt, for the classic elementary school game of four square. The game requires four players to hit a rubber ball back and forth with their hands. Played competitively, it can be brutal: sprained ankles, rug burns, skinned knees, back injuries. More »

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      Silicon Valley  • LinkedIn  • game  • Meebo  • playground games  • Mountain View

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