The Benefits of Being Outdoors for Kids

Playing outdoors offers lots of social, intellectual, and emotional benefits for children, especially when compared to what they get from passively watching television or playing video games. However, outdoor activities also provide a great solution to the problem of childhood obesity affecting so many Western countries. In the United States, for example, one-third of all children could be classified as either overweight or obese in 2008 according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). The

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