Inactivity for the young

Every week I hear more reports about how obese kids are getting and what a huge issue it is. There are constant questions asking how we solve this problem.

Well one sure fire way it isn't going to be solved, is if kids are stopped from playing games that involve running around. This school in Boston has banned tag! Why?? They are worried that kids may get hurt. If that's the case why don't they bubble wrap every conceivable sharp object in the classrooms, bathrooms, hallways, streets, buses and roads home! In all the times that we played tag as kids, and they were plenty, we never had anyone suffer more than a scraped knee or a grazed elbow.

In the video news report linked to in the article below, the school is quoted as saying that the kids have plenty of other activities to keep them busy during recess. I'm guessing these activities are things like 'sitting on your butt' or 'eating food'. I may be mistaken but I thought these were the reasons why we have so many obese children, but what do I know.

Please someone stop this insane endeavor to shield our kids from everything. Parents need to be able to accept that sometimes accidents happen and you don't have to sue for every scrape your kid gets. The school needs to grow a pair and stand up for kids freedoms and their right to be kids, instead of cowering like a beaten dog.

More on this ridiculous topic here.