Kid Rotting and the End of Journalism

I know the wide world is on fire, and my private one is under foul water, to almost biblical proportions, it would seem, but have you thought about what children ought to do during the summer months? Of course, if you have children yourself, you have doubtless thought about it. Likely, in the usual way, you will truck through life either taking a break from school, if they are school-aged, and enjoying the slower pace, or sending them off to camp, or otherwise being a normal person. But seriously, what about the children of New York’s elite and highly anxious? What about them, you guys? What are they going to be doing this summer? Let’s trot over to the New York Times to find out. The piece is called “Is It OK for Your Kids to ‘Rot’ All Summer? Some parents are choosing to forgo high-intensity camps and activities for their children in favor of weeks of unplanned time. Call it ‘kid rotting.’”

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