Having grown up in the 90s and 00s, I disagree. I had tons of time to play, and you know what I did with it? I played. Outside at first, then video games, an

Having grown up in the 90s and 00s, I disagree. I had tons of time to play, and you know what I did with it? I played. Outside at first, then video games, and I still play now and then when I find time. I've got a 13 yr old brother and a 10 yr old sister, and they play. Anecdotally, this article is bunk. Kids play still, even if they are getting shuttled off to various practices. As a counterpoint to the rise in mental illnesses in children, isn't our improved ability to test for illness, and our increased willingness to diagnose mental disorders as much at play as any other cause? In the 5 or so minutes it took me to read this article, I can't help but think of this as yet another example of, "my childhood was great, the next generation lost something!" that can be seen throughout history. I'm no expert, and I know nothing more than a layman does on the topic, but in my limited experiences, I've found no such suggested problem. I guess I just want my experience to be added to the data pile.