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You know what's more terrifying and more common?

Seeing your child commit suicide.

We're going to talk about this with Dr. Peter Gray when we come back.

For nearly three decades, she's reported the action from the sidelines.

She started very young. She's covered the NBA from the sidelines. She's started very young.

She's covered the NBA, NFL, Olympics, and the college football and basketball national championships. And now, during these insane times in our world, Michelle Tofoya thinks we need

a serious dose of sanity. This is sideline sanity with your host, one of the sanest people on planet Earth.

Michelle Tofoya.

Welcome to sideline sanity, everyone.

Today's topic is kids.

We see mental illness, you know, psychological struggles, stress that young people went through during that time. I have two teenagers,

most of you know. This subject concerns me a great deal for my kids and for all kids everywhere.

It's just kids are dealing with enough.

And welcome, Peter. And I love this notion. Why is play so important even for kids who are,

you know, maybe in high school? Yeah, well, you know, play is really absolutely essential for children's happiness for their healthy development. Play reduces mental problems, mental psychological problems in two ways.

First of all, it immediately makes children happier. Play is the source of

happiness for children. Take away play and what do you get? You get depression in children, no surprise.

Life without play is a depressing life for anybody, and that would be especially true for children.

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