For many children of the 1980s and earlier, unstructured free time was often the norm. Outside of sports and a few other after-school activities, these latchkey kids were frequently left to their own devices, and in this pre-smartphone era, parents could do little to monitor it all except tell them to be home by dinner…. https://www.adweek.com/creativity/childrens-playtime-is-more-structured-than-ever-and-one-brand-wants-to-help-change-that/