My sister has just started back at the gym, it has a playroom for the kids. My niece is pretty good at playing on her own, but sometimes she just wants to know someone else is around. But there are often no other kids in the play room with her, because they are sitting in their prams or on chairs in front of devices.
I've also seen parents out walking with their kids in the pram watching a device instead of looking at what's around them.
When I took my nephew hiking at Gibratar peak, the more we walked the more we saw his playfullness come out. He asked me, if I was a tree and I could be anywhere in the world, where would I want to be. I still don't know my answer to this question haha.
Love that! I'd like to be a tree overlooking the ocean, watching the waves, the birds and dramatic changes in weather!
I think it's just easy to give them a screen so you can still do the things that you want to do, like go for a walk, go out for dinner and what not. It's disappointing though, it's not preparing kids for real life, surely.
This is so timely! At run training the other day, the coach also talked about how child-like playfulness can improve your running. Helps so much with balance and proprioception apparently. So get out there and climb trees, balance on logs, scramble through some fences... have fun! 💥
It makes it more interesting as well, right? I often go for a run and decide to take tracks that I haven't been down before to explore, climb over fences and treat it more like a game. It's great!
I wholeheartedly agree Nick :).
My sister has just started back at the gym, it has a playroom for the kids. My niece is pretty good at playing on her own, but sometimes she just wants to know someone else is around. But there are often no other kids in the play room with her, because they are sitting in their prams or on chairs in front of devices.
I've also seen parents out walking with their kids in the pram watching a device instead of looking at what's around them.
When I took my nephew hiking at Gibratar peak, the more we walked the more we saw his playfullness come out. He asked me, if I was a tree and I could be anywhere in the world, where would I want to be. I still don't know my answer to this question haha.
Love that! I'd like to be a tree overlooking the ocean, watching the waves, the birds and dramatic changes in weather!
I think it's just easy to give them a screen so you can still do the things that you want to do, like go for a walk, go out for dinner and what not. It's disappointing though, it's not preparing kids for real life, surely.
What a great spot to be a tree!
This is so timely! At run training the other day, the coach also talked about how child-like playfulness can improve your running. Helps so much with balance and proprioception apparently. So get out there and climb trees, balance on logs, scramble through some fences... have fun! 💥
2024 is the year of play! It's everywhere haha
It makes it more interesting as well, right? I often go for a run and decide to take tracks that I haven't been down before to explore, climb over fences and treat it more like a game. It's great!