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http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/ ... 4820121126

I really was not sure where to put this - but I genuinely found this comment hilarious

"My personal philosophy is that we need to try to get children off the couch so that they are physically active and develop a healthy and active lifestyle, but understand any activity comes with risks... So the purpose was not to be an alarmist, but to make sure parents understand the risks," he said.

So we need to get kids active but god help us if we put them at risk by doing an activity

I'd rather my kids be at risk for cuts, bruises and broken bones (all of which heal) rather than facing the risks associated with a life of inactivity.

The societal norms have indeed degenerated into TV baby sitters and the Xbox into a hand eye coordination tool.

From what i have seen the zoning and makeup of our communities also has a large hand in this problem. You can go to places like Queens and be in walking distance from the corner store and park to play in. As we move west you need a car for everything and the housing tracks are built so tight that the narrow streets are lined with those cars. This problem is one that would need a cultural moment to drive the change.

The factor i believe playing into the increased injuries that can be changed the fastest is to ween back the artificial and chemical ingestion. Again this would need a cultural movement and has already started in pockets. About a decade back when i began to make this move it took serious commitment to make the efforts to eliminate the crud and still having everything i love (ie: pancakes,... MMmm pancakes). Today in certain places you can find an all natural/organic alternative to everything. New grocery chains have popped up specializing in this market, restaurants pride themselves in this move, and "No [bullshit ingredient here]" is an advertizing +plus. ...Most you guys already know.

Some of the latter will require a political solution such as water fluoridation and vaccinations, but that is already moving as a growing wave with the awareness completely changing the dialog. With excitotoxins being pushed onto the population by the ruling classes. Those same systems being completely discredited, education on why cancer, neurological illnesses, autism, and new diseases cropping up are exploding explicitly illustrates that the ruling classes dont have any moral hurdles to climb to keep pushing its poisons.

this is a price im willing to pay

way too many fat kids in this country - it is truly sickening to behold some of these creatures

get them off the couch and out playing a sport or exercising

one hour of light to moderate physical activity per day - minimum

it wont kill them

If parents want to make their kids fat then let them, just dont subsidize their healthcare with taxpayer money or force everyone else to pay for it.

sprains, concussions, broken bones....i.e. natural side-effects of kids being kids...sweet jesus are parents overly protective nowadays

During the course of my childhood, I was hit by a car while driving an ATV, fell facefirst into a garden-hoe while playing tag, destroyed two ligaments in my knee playing hockey, and dislocated my shoulder after bailing in the half-pipe.

Wouldn't change a thing.