Grey emphasizes the importance of free and unstructured play, but also shares reasons for its decline; one of them being parental fear and the perception of a more dangerous society than ever before. Then take a position on this question: "Although free (unstructured) play seems to be important for healthy development, is society far too dangerous today for that?" Please include the following three talking points: (1) the fundamental differences between structured and unstructured play highlighting the benefits of unstructured play (2) an analysis of the validity of parental fear and worries of dangers in society contributing to the decline in unstructured play, including a specific example how real fears align with perceived ones and (3) a practical suggestion for parents to promote more free play.

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