Dad, Mom, Leave me time for myself!
Today, children are subjected to intense stimulation, information overload and an avalanche of extracurricular activities. This overload, which aims to turn them into extremely capable adults, results in a lack of initiative to dream and invent. However, it is essential for children to enjoy leisure time, as it helps them to express their desires and stimulates their creativity.
- Why is play so necessary?
- How is inactivity constructive?
- How do moments of "boredom" benefit the child?
- What place should television and video games have in their free time?
- To what extent should they be free to choose their hobbies?
Etty Buzyn, a clinical psychologist and psychotherapist, explains why too much activity reduces the richness of the imagination, which is crucial for "creativity and, therefore, for adaptation and innovation". Therefore, children should have free time to dream so that tomorrow they will not be tempted to remain on the margins of society or become adults who feel bound by the rules.