Comments on: when wanting the best for our kids is not necessarily the best for our kids http://konoske.net/archives/2213 stringing together random words and thoughts Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:50:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Kirk http://konoske.net/archives/2213/comment-page-1#comment-70573 Kirk Fri, 29 Jan 2010 05:32:10 +0000 http://konoske.net/?p=2213#comment-70573 Great stuff, Pat- how did we ever survive to adulthood?! I could not agree more that we need to let our kids take some tumbles, skin some knees, and thicken their skin. Need to get them out playing in the dirt, too- good for the immune systems, and good for the spirits. WAY too many kids suffer from Nature Deficit Disorder, so take a kid fishing. It's been shown that fishing is the number one gateway activity to get kids interested in other outdoor activities! Like we need another excuse to go fishing ;) Great stuff, Pat- how did we ever survive to adulthood?! I could not agree more that we need to let our kids take some tumbles, skin some knees, and thicken their skin. Need to get them out playing in the dirt, too- good for the immune systems, and good for the spirits. WAY too many kids suffer from Nature Deficit Disorder, so take a kid fishing. It’s been shown that fishing is the number one gateway activity to get kids interested in other outdoor activities! Like we need another excuse to go fishing ;)

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