Why Safe Kids Are Becoming Fat Kids

Post by Goladus » Thu, Aug 14, 2008, 9:50 PM UTC

Goladus wrote: post #48

edw519 wrote: post #23

Some schools have banned tag. Broward County, Fla., banned running at recess. Little Leagues forbid sliding into base. Some towns ban sledding. High diving boards are history, and it's only a matter of time before all diving boards disappear. Is this sarcasm or is it real? That's the scariest part, what surely would have once been a joke is now all too real. It looks like the inmates have won. They are now running th…

Little League is structured play to begin with. There's a lot that is fun, valuable, and risky about baseball without worrying about a rule meant to protect kids from trying things they aren't ready for yet-- breaking wrists and ankles in the process. It's not stopping kids from learning to slide on their own if they want. That other stuff seems pretty dumb, though.

Just a follow-up, the author should check his source. Little League actually requires sliding.

Post by whacked_new » Sun, Aug 17, 2008, 9:35 PM UTC

Goladus wrote: post #47

whacked_new wrote: post #42

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> worry-warts take over and take all the fun out of everything. What an intriguing thing to say. Many people I've spoken to claim that all the fun is in the city. I guess it's a kind of caged, packaged fun.

How old are the people claiming all the fun is in the city? If you are in your 20s, living in a city is where all the other people your age are. Cities are where they work, and therefore where they play. That's where you can find other people your age to play softball or soccer or even dodgeball or 4-square. It's where you have a selection of quality, live entertainment any weekend you want and go out dancing afterwa…

Ah, that's right. People I spoke to were early 20s. Nevertheless, it still seems like the "pre-packaged fun" idea holds, as in, when they talked about "fun" it meant "something pleasurable that involves minimal effort"... unless you are actually playing softball in the city. My feeling is that location makes little difference, as long as it's passive consumption.

If it's about kids, then, I would assume that the parents are actively thinking about what activities are beneficial, and to a great extent, encouraging the kids to participate actively themselves.

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