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Taken from everyone's favourite rag.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...childhood.html

Fewer than one in ten children play in wild places and, most depressing of all, 11 to 15-year-olds spend half their waking life in front of TV or computer screens.


When I was a child, being sent to your bedroom was a punishment. But for today’s children, the bedroom is the centre of their social life.

They can play computer games, stay in constant touch with their friends and never need to venture outdoors again. They may not realise it, but they have become prisoners in their own homes.

The consequences of this are frightening. Our nation’s children are suffering from an epidemic of obesity, depression and behavioural problems, all of which have risen rapidly in the past couple of decades. They are also missing out on the joys of exploring the natural world and the lifelong benefits this can bring.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#ixzz1rXptT2TX

I do happen to believe there is great truth in this.