Ten Things We Did As Children That Would Get You In Big Trouble Today
#8. RIDE YOUR BIKE TO SCHOOL
It’s unsafe. It’s cruel! How could you make your kids ride to school all by themselves?!
Actually, they love the freedom, not to mention, it’s also giving them much-needed exercise.
As childhood obesity rates continue to rise, schools and parents look for ways to get kids off the couch. But statistics show that the number of students who walk or ride their bikes to school has dropped from 48% in 1969 to just 13% in 2009.
Parents are more concerned about the government mandating dietary restrictions for the sake of health, but ignore the face that they are getting less activity. We live in the world illustrated in the film Wall-E.
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