Children innately want to become increasingly self-sufficient and self-directed, but we can drive that out of them if we persist in doing everything for them.
Much of what educators call "play," such as in "play-based learning," isn't play at all, at least not as defined by most play researchers or by children.
It should be no mystery why kids are suffering from high rates of mental disorders. We are depriving them of experiences essential to mental well-being.