Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Saturday, June 9, 2012
Is Active Play Extinct?
"Play comes in many forms, but it is generally freely chosen, spontaneous, self-directed and fun. The 2012 Active Healthy Kids Canada Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth reports that Canadian children and youth are not playing enough; assigning an “F” grade for Active Play and Leisure. Forty-six per cent of Canadian kids are getting a mere three hours or less of active play per week, including weekends. Additionally, kids spend 63 per cent of their free time after school and on weekends being sedentary. " The report also says that children are getting more than 7 hours a day of screen time!!
read more here
Labels:
computers,
outdoor play,
outside,
play,
popular culture,
protecting childhood,
screen time
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