Choban Choban:
allot of blame for this goes all around, parents most of all, but schools now letting standards slip, the laughable tax credit for sports ect... in the end though people just need to make theri kids put down the toys and go play outside
Agreed. Public schools don't impress me much with respect to their PT activities. That being said, getting kids outside is a parent's responsibility. If parents are content to come home and sit on their holes all day, then so will the kids.
Add to that the climate of fear parents live in now and the fear of simply sending their kids out to play (like us older kids did back in the day) and we see children more likely to be kept inside and safe.