It’s leisure time - I don’t see the need to rebrand it with the weirdly technical “third spaces” term. Kids being creative with the time and means they have available.
It’s fun to see what they can do when you don’t monitor and try to control every aspect of their lives.
The important thing about third spaces and why the distinction is made is that it’s leisure time outside of home and work–actually out in the community.
For whatever reason, we’ve been spending decades tearing down community structures and convincing everyone that everybody else is terrible and is out to do you harm specifically.
Third spaces mean specifically places that aren’t home or work/school that you can spend your free time by yourself or with others. Cafes, malls, arcades, libraries, parks, community centres, hobby clubs, and bars (for adults).
Many of these places have become less accessible, especially for children and teenagers. Either farther and fewer between or more expensive.
Totally get ya. The terminology just seems too orderly for me, like a rank in priority of how you should spend time.
For a good portion of my teenage years, skateboarding for free in a grocery store parking lot with my friends was the first space. Slogging through home and school was the chores to be done to get there.
It’s leisure time - I don’t see the need to rebrand it with the weirdly technical “third spaces” term. Kids being creative with the time and means they have available.
It’s fun to see what they can do when you don’t monitor and try to control every aspect of their lives.
The important thing about third spaces and why the distinction is made is that it’s leisure time outside of home and work–actually out in the community.
For whatever reason, we’ve been spending decades tearing down community structures and convincing everyone that everybody else is terrible and is out to do you harm specifically.
I see what you’re saying, but I would say that lie sure time and third spaces are actually a different thing.
It’s not school, it’s not home, it’s the third place.
Third spaces mean specifically places that aren’t home or work/school that you can spend your free time by yourself or with others. Cafes, malls, arcades, libraries, parks, community centres, hobby clubs, and bars (for adults).
Many of these places have become less accessible, especially for children and teenagers. Either farther and fewer between or more expensive.
Totally get ya. The terminology just seems too orderly for me, like a rank in priority of how you should spend time.
For a good portion of my teenage years, skateboarding for free in a grocery store parking lot with my friends was the first space. Slogging through home and school was the chores to be done to get there.