Dr. Brittney Schrick Sometimes, parents may forget that playing is not a waste of time. Our busyness often tricks us into believing that any time spent in unstructured play is not useful or helpful. Not only is that a myth, it is a potentially dangerous stance to take with young children. Play is crucial to healthy child development, and unstructured play is far from wasteful. 8 4 2020 Tuesday, August 4, 2020 1:00:00 PM CST Family Life Fridays,family life,children,overparenting,parenting afranke@uada.edu