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I have concluded that many school officials are more interested in iron-clad risk management than ensuring children have rich play experiences as children of prior generations have had. I say this because of another article citing that one more school is forbidding children the opportunity to play tag at school. If some children are playing too roughly, wouldn't a good solution be to disallow them from playing the game?

Giving Kids Control of Play

Here is a link to a NPR audio file and article that deal with giving kindergarten students control of play for development of working memory and cognitive flexibility (executive functions): Creative Play Makes for Kids in Control.