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Podcast: The Daily Discourse
Episode: Tackling the SA Childhood Play Crisis
Description: South Africa is facing a crisis in childhood play. Kids are moving less, playing less, and spending an average of 4.5 hours a day on screens. As a result, children's mental health challenges are on the rise, with the rise of anxiety, isolation, and sleep issues leading the charge. Research indicates that just 15 minutes of unstructured play each day can enhance emotional resilience, brain development, and parent-child bonding. More than just fun, play is now recognised as a key driver of emotional resilience, cognitive development, creativity and connection, and it's time we gave it the attention it deserves. While the p...