David and I spent our childhoods outside! My parents would have to bribe us to come in all summer long. If we weren’t at work with dad at the sand and gravel mine, we were in the backyard. If we weren’t in the backyard, we were at the lake. I have so many amazing memories outside in the summer. A lot of my friends were the start of the generation that stayed inside all the time and never explored.
According to SWNS the average kid now gets bored after being outside for 30 minutes. They have no idea what to do. The reason for this is technology. Kids would rather be on YouTube, Facebook, TikTok, and Instagram. Don’t get me wrong, I love me some social media time, but I would so rather be outside. If I could take my job outside in the summer, I would.
This same article says 72% of families don’t spend enough time outside as a family. This can get tricky when everyone is running in every which direction. It was hard for my family, but my parents made an effort. We would go on family bike rides, go to the park or eat dinner outside. We would even go to each others sporting events to be outside more.
I do anything to go back to being a kid and having summers outside again.
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