Nature Deficit Disorder

[H2O Man]

21. Very good!

Thank you for this! I appreciate it.

There was an LA Times study done a few years back. In 2008, 45% of kids ages 6 to 12 participated in at least one sport. By 2018, it had dropped to 38%. Next month, I'll be speaking about this general topic to an audience in a town in the next county over. I do think cell phones play a role ..... a while back, I went to pick up my younger daughter at her college. There were more than a dozen students in a lobby there, all busy pecking away on their cell phones.

More, the kids I grew up with in a very rural area all got together for baseball, football, boxing, etc. When I talk to them these days, they all say their children and grandchildren spend most of their spare time on the computer or a cell phone. I think that, along with the unhealthy American diet, play a significant role in the rise of disease and depression the younger generations are experiencing.