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Post by machinehead on Jul 3, 2019 12:37:20 GMT
Not surprising...
"Problem is, kids of this generation play outdoors a fraction as much as their parents and grandparents did. According to the Child Mind Institute, American kids now spend an average of just 4-7 minutes per day on unstructured outdoor play. Meanwhile, Hanscom recommends at least three hours of daily outdoor free play. In addition to building well-developed, capable bodies, this type of play also helps kids learn how to play vigorously yet kindly with one another. What are kids doing instead? Mostly engaging with electronics. A 2017 Common Sense Media report found American kids ages five to eight spend an average of nearly three hours a day on digital screens, while a 2015 Common Sense Media report found American kids ages eight to 12 spend nearly double that, even after excluding time spent on screens at school or for homework."
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Post by mr potatohead on Jul 3, 2019 15:51:43 GMT
Media culture we live in. People choose, with great pride joy and obsession, to be brainwashed and to promote it to their children and everyone else.
It's seems a sad and scary situation to pass on to future society. At the same time, I know many young couples who realize what is happening and do what they can to 'normalize' the experiences of their kids. Kudos to them!
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Post by fastfor40 on Jul 3, 2019 15:56:17 GMT
They've checked their brains at the door...
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Post by pierinifitness on Jul 3, 2019 15:58:42 GMT
Tag and kickball were significant contributors to my elementary school grades 4 through 7 physical fitness. Let’s toss dodge ball in there too.
Would like to include all of them in my current fitness training but not the easiest thing to do.
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Post by mr potatohead on Jul 3, 2019 17:41:31 GMT
I didn't like dodge ball much. I couldn't throw as hard as the other guys. The girls didn't get pummeled by the boys, but boy on boy, the idea was to leave a red patch.
We had a neighborhood that liked to play sandlot football and asphalt court basketball. I was actually hurt more doing those than by the dodgeball. I have no idea why I thought that was a better choice for fun.
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Post by machinehead on Jul 3, 2019 21:27:21 GMT
For me as a kid the game of choice was something called "monk and I" - a little more sophisticated than dodgeball played on a tennis court type of layout. To this day I'm still nursing bruises from that game, but a lot of great memories.
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Post by Deuce Gunner on Jul 4, 2019 0:45:45 GMT
I remember thinking they were tyrants because they banned Johnny on the Pony at recess.
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Post by mr potatohead on Jul 4, 2019 7:04:49 GMT
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Post by trog on Jul 4, 2019 10:38:56 GMT
We Australians call tag "chasey" and it was a staple of growing up, as was brandy, French cricket and roller skating. We rarely played indoors.
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Post by billfish on Jul 4, 2019 13:33:20 GMT
I remember thinking they were tyrants because they banned Johnny on the Pony at recess. Played Johnny ride the pony many times as a kid on the corner or in the schoolyard as a kid back in good old NYC  |
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Post by Deuce Gunner on Jul 5, 2019 20:59:35 GMT
Back in the day when I remember being taken to Madison Square Garden or watching the NY Rangers on TV, no players other than the goalies wore helmets, and that was w/o facemasks!
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Post by MBS on Jul 5, 2019 21:03:20 GMT
Back in the day when I remember being taken to Madison Square Garden or watching the NY Rangers on TV, no players other than the goalies wore helmets, and that was w/o facemasks! Always wondered why anyone wanted to be a hockey goalie in that era. |
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Post by gruntbrain on Jul 5, 2019 22:38:00 GMT
Hockey athletes are real men because they play without a ball
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Post by Deuce Gunner on Jul 5, 2019 23:48:46 GMT
Hockey athletes are real men because they play without a ball And normally w/o a few teeth either. |
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Post by Deuce Gunner on Jul 5, 2019 23:52:03 GMT
Back in the day when I remember being taken to Madison Square Garden or watching the NY Rangers on TV, no players other than the goalies wore helmets, and that was w/o facemasks! Always wondered why anyone wanted to be a hockey goalie in that era. Normally because when they were the kids growing up, their families couldn't afford the cost of ice skates. |
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