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[quote=Anonymous]I grew up in the 90s but we played outside all day every day in the summer and on weekends too, riding bikes, playing soccer or basketball, going to the pool, etc. now I live in a neighborhood with a ton of elementary age kids but you'd never know it because they are never out playing. I can only think of a few times I've seen kids out riding bikes unaccompanied by a parent, even with parents it's rare. A lot of my neighbors have nice swing sets and all these outdoor toys that just sit in their backyards, unused. Even the playgrounds are not that crowded. Yes, I know a lot of kids are at summer camps but even on the weekends you hardly ever see kids out playing.

I also think some of this is because parents generally work a lot more hours now than they used to so kids are in daycare/aftercare much more than they used to be instead of being at home. And even when they are at home the parents are exhausted from working so much, managing the household so they are not as active as a family. And parents being exhausted and overworked also means they are eating more convenience foods and not exercising as much (or sleeping as much, which is also very unhealthy).

In short, id blame a lot of the problem on Americans working too much and having too little time to focus on other things (their health)[/quote]

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