Hey Kids: Less Electronic Media, More Make Believe

Psychologist Susan Linn believes that children are loosing touch with their natural ability to pretend and use their imaginations. In her new book, The Case for Make Believe: Saving Play in a Commercialized World, she says that electronic gadgets and toys with a premade story are stifling kids exploration of new ideas. Creativity, empathy, learning and problem solving are all byproducts of make believe and Linn thinks we’re boxing in and distracting the younger generation with all these commerc