Article: Kids need play, but its getting harder to access
One of those kinda-subtle policy things that seems to slip by communities.
https://theconversation.com/kids-need-to-play-and-how-cities-are-designed-and-resourced-affects-their-access-282555Open linkView original on lemmy.world
Living in some pretty decent suburbs, I see this with my kids. They can walk/bike around, but there's a limited set of activities available to them. Not enough parks. As the article mentions, not enough kid-friendly third places (stores, arcades, libraries, community centres). It's lousy.
I had the same complaints when I lived downtown.
It only gets worse the older they get. Teens used to be allowed to hangout in Walmart, malls, etc. now, they're often told to leave unless accompanied by a parent.
Adults need play too, just fyi.