Nature deficit disorder

[MotherOfPromise]

Go to this website for an interesting discussion of what happens to kids who spend too much time inside.

www.boston.com/news/local/co...ficit_disorder

 

[miggles]

Hm. I can't get the page. It says Page Not Found.

 

[MotherOfPromise]

Sorry Migs .

Try this link instead www.thefuturesedge.com

Looks like an interesting book.

 

[miggles]

That is interesting Prom. I'm very disturbed by the disappearance of large sharks.

Here's a link from Prom's site about it: http://www.thefuturesedge.com/

Can we all pray for the great white shark and other beautiful creatures of the sea? Thanks.

 

[MotherOfPromise]

I can guarantee you I'm not hiding them out in Aiden's kiddy pool.

I've noticed for some time now that you don't see kids out playing out in their yards anymore. It's sad when you drive by neighborhoods and you don't see children.

 

[miggles]

I've noticed for some time now that you don't see kids out playing out in their yards anymore. It's sad when you drive by neighborhoods and you don't see children.

That's right, Prom. I drove by my old neighborhood where I was a child in the 50's one Saturday afternoon and there was not a child in sight! In fact, there was not a soul in sight!

I remember we used to play outside every afternoon, especially on Saturday. Cook-outs, people mowing, watering lawns, sitting in lawn chairs, children everywhere. It was like a weird Twilight Zone episode when I drove by it recently. Everything was the same but no people!

 

[MotherOfPromise]

I don't like it!

 

[miggles]

Me either.

 

[MotherOfPromise]

It's sad to think that those carefree days are probably gone forever.

 

[miggles]

Today's kids probably wouldn't know a cricket if they saw it.

 

[keeptrying]

It is sad that kids spend so much time indoors now. I use to come home from school, change out of my school clothes then go outside and play with my friends until dark. notice I left out do my homework. I maybe watched an hour of TV before going to bed and that's when I was older and we had a TV. We didn't know at the time we were getting exercise and developing social skills. If I had to do it over again I would not change a thing except I would have done my homework. Sorry Mom

 

[day2day]

It is sad that kids spend so much time indoors now. I use to come home from school, change out of my school clothes then go outside and play with my friends until dark. notice I left out do my homework. I maybe watched an hour of TV before going to bed and that's when I was older and we had a TV. We didn't know at the time we were getting exercise and developing social skills. If I had to do it over again I would not change a thing except I would have done my homework. Sorry Mom

Me too,all but the Homework part. You know no Homework No outside.I loved indoors too. Because I had my own room.

 

[MotherOfPromise]

It's summertime now and still I seldom see kids outside.

 

[miggles]

Keep and Day, that's what I did. I loved my room, too, but outdoors was a must in my book.

 

[MotherOfPromise]

I still like the outdoors. Yet it isn't nearly so inviting in the heat. I'm afraid I've gotten spoiled to air conditioning.

 

[keeptrying]

I still like the outdoors. Yet it isn't nearly so inviting in the heat. I'm afraid I've gotten spoiled to air conditioning.

Me too.

 

[miggles]

I have to admit, the heat is unbearable. Not to mention the mosquitoes. But I keep going outside anyway.

 

[MotherOfPromise]

Yea we'd better keep it up. We don't want one of those disorder thingys.

 

[miggles]

 

[keeptrying]

Yea we'd better keep it up. We don't want one of those disorder thingys.

If it's not one disorder it's another.