Our nephews aren’t allowed to play in their own yard. They came for a visit this summer but whined so much they were shipped off to the cousins early. They didn’t know how to ride a bike so we’d aired up the tires on all the bikes so they could learn but nooooo they didn’t want to go outside. We had all sorts of swim toys but noooo, that would also involve going outside. Couldn’t go caching, or to the park, or hiking, or fishing, or putt-putt or camping or anything that had to do with leaving the couch. They couldn’t go to the attached garage to play with the new kittens. Help me in the garden? No way. They refused to help hubby grill and he had to beg them to roast marshmallows on the porch. If parents and society are so hyper about letting kids their kids be kids, what is life going to be like when today’s kids are parents?
In 50 - 100 years we’re going to live underground and never go outside for any reason.