Pity poor Émile!| petergray.substack.com
The best practices for teaching reading in school do not mimic natural learning.| Play Makes Us Human
Pity poor Émile!| petergray.substack.com
Multiple lines of evidence indicate that Common Core increased dramatically the distress caused by schooling.| petergray.substack.com
At this meting, for paid subscribers, we will discuss the challenges of being a trustful parent in today's world.| petergray.substack.com
The US is not the only nation where government mandated curriculum and testing led to declining mental wellbeing among students.| petergray.substack.com
Since Common Core, kindergarten teachers have been forced to treat little children in ways they know are wrong.| petergray.substack.com
Some doctors, for good reason, prescribe gardening instead of drugs.| petergray.substack.com
Self-Directed and progressive education are often confused, but are very different in foundational principles and modes of operation.| Play Makes Us Human
The topic will be "The Needs of Teenagers"| Play Makes Us Human
Here I describe the subjectivity of ADHD diagnosis; elaborate on why I see it as a personality dimension, not a disorder; and present an evolutionary explanation of personality differences.| petergray.substack.com
Research reveals academic training in pre-K and K has long-term damaging effects on children's social, emotional, intellectual, and academic development.| petergray.substack.com
Here I describe eleven practices that characterize what I consider to be the ideal parenting style.| Play Makes Us Human
Stimulants to treat ADHD apparently do not improve learning and can have serious harmful side effects.| petergray.substack.com
The defining characteristics of play hold clues to play's value in children's development.| petergray.substack.com
ADHD, like other traits, is a problem in some contexts and not in others.| Play Makes Us Human
What are the implications of Article 31 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child?| petergray.substack.com
We’ve mandated nutritious school lunches, but we don’t give kids time to eat them.| petergray.substack.com
Here I review some of the many studies showing mental, physical and academic benefits of school recess.| petergray.substack.com
Hey, have fun kids, if you can figure out what you might be allowed to do.| petergray.substack.com
Here I review some of the many studies showing mental, physical and academic benefits of school recess.| petergray.substack.com
Here are links for Feb, March, April, May, and July Meetings| Play Makes Us Human
The origin, rationale, and experiences of Let Grow Play Club at schools| petergray.substack.com
Here I introduce the topic of our July 12, 2025 Zoom meeting for paid subscribers.| Play Makes Us Human
The reform we need is the opposite of Common Core; we need to create healthy school climates.| petergray.substack.com
This will be an "ask me anything about" meeting. Here you can vote for the topic.| petergray.substack.com
To understand why schools are what they are, we must view them in historical perspective.| Play Makes Us Human
Perfectionism is a psychological mediator converting achievement pressure to poor mental health.| Play Makes Us Human
Why did Mother Nature endow children with a drive to play with danger?| petergray.substack.com
Age mixing among children and teens reduces bullying, promotes empathy, helps socially inhibited kids overcome inhibitions, provides extra care for little ones, and provides parenting practice for old| petergray.substack.com
When children of different ages play together, the older ones elevate the level of play of the younger ones and learn to nurture, teach, and lead.| petergray.substack.com
How youth sports evolved from an enjoyable leisure-time activity to yet another source of achievement pressure on kids.| Play Makes Us Human
A question for paid subscribers| petergray.substack.com
At this meeting, May 31, for paid subscribers, we will discuss what parents can do to enable free play, with other kids, for their kids.| Play Makes Us Human
Common Core has not only caused untold suffering for students, but has failed in its primary mission, to improve scores on academic tests.| petergray.substack.com
Some doctors, for good reason, prescribe gardening instead of drugs.| petergray.substack.com
The US is not the only nation where government mandated curriculum and testing led to declining mental wellbeing among students.| petergray.substack.com
Children learn the most valuable lessons with other children, away from adults.| petergray.substack.com
A new global study reveals no consistent relation between Internet access and teen mental health.| petergray.substack.com
School pressure, achievement pressure, fear of the future, learned helplessness, and self-fulfilling prophesies about “trauma” may underlie the rise in teen suicides.| petergray.substack.com
What do teens gain from social media and how can negative consequences be minimized?| petergray.substack.com
Information on how I will proceed| petergray.substack.com
If there is enough interest, I will arrange it.| petergray.substack.com
Multiple lines of evidence indicate that play deprivation is a major cause of the mental health crisis among young people.| petergray.substack.com
The analogy between problematic gaming or social media use and drug addiction is misleading and damaging.| petergray.substack.com
The current call to bar kids from online social media is the most recent in a long series of panics about kids and media| petergray.substack.com
How would you feel about being monitored and controlled continuously “for your own good”?| petergray.substack.com
Was the digital revolution—with new technology to master and video games to play—a cause of the decline in teen suicides?| petergray.substack.com
Here I discuss evidence related to various theories about this huge increase in suicide rate and conclude that decline in kids' freedom to be kids was the major cause.| petergray.substack.com
This is an honest question. I present the data and ask for ideas.| petergray.substack.com
Fear of being viewed as a "bad parent" may lead parents to leash their kids even when they know the leash is harmful.| petergray.substack.com
State child protective procedures can lead to the harassment of parents for doing the right thing.| petergray.substack.com
Over recent decades we have increasingly deprived kids of basic human rights.| petergray.substack.com
Hundreds of research studies counter the idea that social media or other uses of digital technology caused the recent decline in teens' mental health.| petergray.substack.com
Much evidence supports the theory that No Child Left Behind and Common Core have caused a surge in young people's anxiety, depression, and suicides.| petergray.substack.com
Research reveals academic training in pre-K and K has long-term damaging effects on children's social, emotional, intellectual, and academic development.| petergray.substack.com
Since Common Core, kindergarten teachers have been forced to treat little children in ways they know are wrong.| petergray.substack.com
I strove to overcome students’ beliefs that they are not allowed to think and, in the process, created more playful courses.| petergray.substack.com
Scientific revolutions created by the spirit of amateurism are illustrated through the works of Darwin, Edison, Einstein, and Goodall.| petergray.substack.com
How can we bring real play into children’s lives in today’s child-unfriendly world?| petergray.substack.com
Think of all the abilities that comprise human nature. Those are what children play at.| petergray.substack.com