Your Kids Don’t Need More Achievement. They Need More Freedom | Dr. Peter Gray - EP 826
The core of human development lies not in structured achievement but in the freedom to play and explore; when childhood becomes overly managed, children lose agency, passion, and mental well-being, leading to a crisis that extends into adulthood.
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