Here’s another reason our kids are little fatties: the daily
ride to school in the mini-van. Only about 15 percent of all kids walk to
school these days, whereas 40 years ago, back when "obesity" wasn't a word and fat kids
were “husky,” half of all kids either rode their bikes or hoofed it to class.
The
group behind Walk to School Day hopes that on Oct. 3 all school-age children will step down
from the swiveling captains chairs, step up to the sidewalk and go. Leaders of the group want communities to demand safer
streets for walkers and more bike paths. And they want parents to know walking
to school is not such a bad thing.
Agreed! Plan to join in? We won’t.
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