Comments on: The High Cost of Healthy Kids? (part i) http://www.canajunfinances.com/2007/08/28/the-high-cost-of-healthy-kids-part-i/ Personal Finances and Consumer Concerns, essays, stories, examples and how to articles with a distinctly Canadian Point of View Sun, 21 Mar 2010 11:06:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: CindyPTN http://www.canajunfinances.com/2007/08/28/the-high-cost-of-healthy-kids-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-712 CindyPTN Fri, 28 Sep 2007 23:11:00 +0000 http://www.canajunfinances.com/?p=687#comment-712 I think parents want to be involved or there with the kids because of safety issues. It's not easy to just let the kids go out and play if an adult isn't available. In some ways, I think organized Sports has a way of making the event a scheduled priority for Parents. It shouldn't be that way, but when we're so busy with this and that, the unscheduled activities of going out and playing tend to be left behind.<br/><br/>Thank you for contributing your article to <a HREF="http://www.goworkoutmom.com/fitness-for-moms-carnival-2nd-edition-september-26-2007/" REL="nofollow">Fitness for Moms Blog Carnival</a>. I think parents want to be involved or there with the kids because of safety issues. It’s not easy to just let the kids go out and play if an adult isn’t available. In some ways, I think organized Sports has a way of making the event a scheduled priority for Parents. It shouldn’t be that way, but when we’re so busy with this and that, the unscheduled activities of going out and playing tend to be left behind.

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]]> By: Anonymous http://www.canajunfinances.com/2007/08/28/the-high-cost-of-healthy-kids-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-690 Anonymous Thu, 30 Aug 2007 12:20:00 +0000 http://www.canajunfinances.com/?p=687#comment-690 Against the law? How un-Canadian! <br/><br/>In my neighbourhood there is some street hockey going on. And this is an urban neighbourhood where there aren't many driveways, so it is actually on the street! Not a very busy street, but still! The kids do move out of the way if a car approaches. I don't know why their parents don't make them go somewhere safer. There are two elementary schools (one English and one French) in the neighbourhood with paved schoolyards -- they could go there. Against the law? How un-Canadian!

In my neighbourhood there is some street hockey going on. And this is an urban neighbourhood where there aren’t many driveways, so it is actually on the street! Not a very busy street, but still! The kids do move out of the way if a car approaches. I don’t know why their parents don’t make them go somewhere safer. There are two elementary schools (one English and one French) in the neighbourhood with paved schoolyards — they could go there.

]]> By: Big Cajun Man http://www.canajunfinances.com/2007/08/28/the-high-cost-of-healthy-kids-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-689 Big Cajun Man Tue, 28 Aug 2007 13:46:00 +0000 http://www.canajunfinances.com/?p=687#comment-689 Careful about the street hockey in parts of Ottawa, it is AGAINST THE LAW!!! Unbelievable.<br/><br/>I have found that parents don't like letting their kids just go out and play, the parents feel they must be involved as well, to make sure it is a GOOD game?<br/><br/>--c8j Careful about the street hockey in parts of Ottawa, it is AGAINST THE LAW!!! Unbelievable.

I have found that parents don’t like letting their kids just go out and play, the parents feel they must be involved as well, to make sure it is a GOOD game?

–c8j

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.canajunfinances.com/2007/08/28/the-high-cost-of-healthy-kids-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-688 Anonymous Tue, 28 Aug 2007 12:40:00 +0000 http://www.canajunfinances.com/?p=687#comment-688 I'm not sure kids have to be involved in formal, organized sports. They just have to be active. Let them play street hockey in the driveway. Let them chase each other around the park. Let them have an impromptu soccer game with the neighbourhood kids. Let them ride their bicycles (teach them how to ride safely). If you live on a farm, have them help with chores. Above all, set them the example and do active things together as a family. I’m not sure kids have to be involved in formal, organized sports. They just have to be active. Let them play street hockey in the driveway. Let them chase each other around the park. Let them have an impromptu soccer game with the neighbourhood kids. Let them ride their bicycles (teach them how to ride safely). If you live on a farm, have them help with chores. Above all, set them the example and do active things together as a family.

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