Yeah, this fascinates me. I pretty much grew up outside too (born in 1965 for a point of reference). I'd get home, grab my bike and ride around the neighborhood for a few hours until dinner time. (Never mind the fact that I walked approximately two miles or so to school every day with my younger sister.) I'd stop by random houses and talk with people -- there was a guy who was usually working on his car in the garage that I'd talk with, that kind of thing. I remember my friend and I making "perfume" and going door to door selling it, and so on.
I never see kids outside unattended anymore. At best I'll see a kid not quite old enough to drive walk to the bus stop (and that's only since moving to the city). It doesn't seem right, kids normally want to explore their environment, I'd think.
Between that and the huge rise in processed foods and soft drinks, it's no surprise to me that we as a nation are increasingly more sedentary & heavier. I don't know if attitudes will change yet again or not. Maybe once everyone's injected with a permanent GPS tag and can't not be found, we'll stop hovering? (1/2 snark there)
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Date: 2010-09-20 04:29 pm (UTC)I never see kids outside unattended anymore. At best I'll see a kid not quite old enough to drive walk to the bus stop (and that's only since moving to the city). It doesn't seem right, kids normally want to explore their environment, I'd think.
Between that and the huge rise in processed foods and soft drinks, it's no surprise to me that we as a nation are increasingly more sedentary & heavier. I don't know if attitudes will change yet again or not. Maybe once everyone's injected with a permanent GPS tag and can't not be found, we'll stop hovering? (1/2 snark there)