[jonrick46]

Most kids do not have access to the types of recreation that was available to children of earlier generations. Things like climbing tree, riding horses, and walking through the woods are replaced with safe activities. TV watching is an activity that has less risk than playing hopscotch on a sidewalk full of child molesters. We are raising a generation of safe, indoctrinated, and fat children.

[luckystarmom]

I have kids these days, and mine are much more active than I was. They swim almost everyday in the summer. They ride their bikes more than I did. I didn't scooter, but they do. My kids also have a great, very cool swingset. It's much nicer than the one that I had. It has monkey bars and a fort house to climb up on. Mine just had swings.

My girls love to jump rope, and they'll spend a long time doing that.

We also live near a wonderful bike/walking trail that connects to hundreds of miles of trails around the SF Bay Area. We can either walk or bike on that. In a couple of years, my kids will be able to do part of it by themselves (if they're in a group).

My brothers ran around more than me, but I just played in my house or in my backyard. I did get a trampoline when I was in junior high, and I don't think my kids will get one of those because I don't think one will fit well at my house.