Hello everyone, I hope all is well with you. I’m back after a week of work and writing and it was a good week for both. The holidays are upon us, and it’s time for Thanksgiving. Even though it’s winter, this is one of my favorite times of year. Christmas is my favorite holiday, and it comes right after my second favorite Thanksgiving.
But enough about that, today I want to talk about a conversation I had with a friend of mine. We were talking about the differences in our childhoods versus the childhood kids have today, and it breaks my heart. Our kids are the inside generation.
When I was growing up, we played outside as much as possible, especially in the summer. We would ride our bikes everywhere, to the beach, to downtown, and to our friends’ neighborhoods where we’d play kick the can and capture the flag. Looking back, I realize it was a glorious childhood.
Kids these days stay inside and play video games. Of course, they can play with each other so there is some social contact, but it’s not the same. I wish it were different. I remember playing outside all day during the summer then coming home for dinner. Taking just enough time to eat before we’d dash back out the door and play until dark.
My kids play outside, but not like I used to. They get together with their friends and play basketball or football in a neighbor’s yard, but these moments are few and far between. This is the negative side of technology I’m afraid. Video games are more exciting.
I find our young people don’t get enough physical activity. I feel they carry more weight than we did growing up. This creates health issues later in life, Diabetes and Cardiovascular disease to name a few. I hope we can turn this trend around.
We need to simplify our lives and get back to basics. Let’s make technology work for us instead of us becoming a slave to technology. We need a healthy diet, water, fresh air, sunlight, sleep, and exercise to be healthy. Let’s teach our kids that, too.
How about you? Do you feel our kids have become the inside generation? Leave a comment! I’d love to hear from you!
