The limitations created by the COVID-19 pandemic could prove a great opportunity for parents to take a less structured approach to their kids' summer holiday activities, some parenting experts say. "They don't need so much structure and activities, definitely not the level we were seeing before the pandemic." "I don't know if a year ago we would have said, 'Ok, five-year-old, go on your bike and start biking around with the eight-year-olds in the neighbourhood,'" Pilkington said. "[But] given the options available [during the pandemic], I think people are a lot more open to all of this." "These are the essential activities of parenting that we've forgotten over the years."

Source: CBC News July 07, 2020 09:00 UTC