An article from todays Irish Daily Mirror............. JUMP TO IT AND BOOST KIDS HEALTH THE disclosure that parents are taking years off their children’s lives by keeping them indoors has serious implications for society. If not quite killing their offspring with kindness, mums and dads are endangering their kids’ long-term health. Instead of having a happy outdoor life youngsters are being condemned to a sedentary existence indoors. Not only are they being deprived of essential physical exercise, they are also missing out on the acquisition of vital life skills. While it is understandable parents would be concerned about their children’s safety, their obsession about them being hurt is not only misplaced, it is doing them severe damage. When children are being targeted by fast food outlets and fizzy drink companies it is crucial youngsters lead an active life. Only last month it was revealed that one-in-five kids in this country are either obese or overweight. The startling findings of the European Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative found many youngsters have seriously unhealthy diets. As well as educating parents about the importance of providing a healthy diet they must also be encouraged to let their children live an active outdoor life. This may not only save them from a lifetime of poor health, it will also save the health service many billions of euro in the decades to come. An
Posted on: Mon, 07 Apr 2014 13:02:35 +0000
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