In the article "All Work and No Play: Why Your Kids Are More Anxious, Depressed" Esther Entin talks about children that will grow up to be depressed and dependent. He say's they will grow up and be like this because their parents don't give them time to play and do things on their own.

The article tells how you don't see many children out in the street playing now a days. You usually see children in uniforms following directions from their coaches. It also tells how 145% of spend the day doing their school work and 168& spend most of their time shopping with their parents. Parents were asked in the article to compare their play time as a child to their children's play time. 85% told their children play outdoor less frequently and for shorter periods of time then they had.

I believe children should learn half of the time and play the other half. I believe this because children don't want to be in school all day then go home and stay in the house. If they don't go out and play with other people they would not be good at socializing with other children. They also should learn because they have to grow up and be something and also be mature. Playing too much leads to immaturity. Parents shouldn't push their children so much because their children will need someone to push them the rest of their lives.

This article reminds me of my cousin Sabria. Her mother always acts like she disappointed in her when she gets her test grades. She always says " good but you could of done better". Because of that my little cousin never goes outside nor does she act like a normal 11 year old.