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Why parents fear unstructured time with children

Summer vacation starts tomorrow and I'm already anxious about keeping my kids entertained for ten weeks and I think they can sense my dread about unstructured time.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The adult has internalized productivity culture so deeply that they cannot imagine valuable time that isn't programmed or goal-directed.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Children and time — how they experience it?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.