All Work No Play. Why Your Kids Are More Anxious, Depressed

In th "All Work No Play; Why Your Kids Are More Anxious, Depressed" by Esther Entin, Entin talks about how childrens play time has been constantly declining. This may be keeping the children from becoming into confident adults. The lack of play that these children are recieving may and can affect emotional development. It can lead to depression and anxiety. One fact that stood out to me in this article was "mothers were asked to compare their own memories of their playtime to their childrens current schedules. 85% noted that their children played out doors less frequently and for shorter period of times than they did". This shows that playtime has been shortened. But why? I think that this topic could be discussed more. This article has changed my perspective because I have always thought that less recess would lead  to troubles. Possible solutions to prevent kids from havinga disturbed adulthood is to expand their playtime. I think that children should have at least 40 mins to have playtime.