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When did you last play hide-and-seek? (Part 1)
Last Saturday we were staying with some long-time friends whose child is the same age as ours. After dinner, in an effort to engage our respective teenage daughters, we agreed that they could choose...
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When did you last play hide-and-seek? (Part 2)
Back to that Saturday night game in our friends’ home. We played for over an hour. My abiding memory is of the tingly thrill throughout my body when I was hiding. My breath quickened. My limbs were...
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Schoolchildren banned from playing hide-and-seek – and that’s just for starters
A school in England has recently banned children from playing hide-and-seek. It has also banned children from writing notes to each other. It has also – and this truly stretches credibility – banned...
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School playtime bans: a former head speaks out
A few days ago former primary school head teacher Juliet Robertson got in touch after reading my blog post on the school that banned children from having best friends. Juliet is now a leading...
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