Outdoor trampolines 'bring kids back to nature'
18/11/2010 Parents may be encouraged to buy trampolines for the garden, after a spokesperson for non-profit group Bright Blue explained how fewer British children are feeling the benefits of outdoor play.
Writing for the Yorkshire Post, Ryan Shorthouse discussed his own childhood experiences, enjoying outdoor play games with friends and feeling at one with nature among local wildlife.
Contrasting these memories with modern lifestyles, he suggested that nowadays children need more encouragement to spend time outdoors, perhaps with the addition of trampolines for the garden.
"The natural world is becoming increasingly alien. 80 per cent of eight year-olds can identify characters from the Japanese cartoon Pokemon, whereas only 50 per cent can identify wildlife in their local area," he asserted.
Those keen to follow Mr Shorthouse's advice, by encouraging their kids to start exercising outdoors, may like to consider buying an 8ft trampoline, which could be suitable for a smaller garden.
Writing for the Yorkshire Post, Ryan Shorthouse discussed his own childhood experiences, enjoying outdoor play games with friends and feeling at one with nature among local wildlife.
Contrasting these memories with modern lifestyles, he suggested that nowadays children need more encouragement to spend time outdoors, perhaps with the addition of trampolines for the garden.
"The natural world is becoming increasingly alien. 80 per cent of eight year-olds can identify characters from the Japanese cartoon Pokemon, whereas only 50 per cent can identify wildlife in their local area," he asserted.
Those keen to follow Mr Shorthouse's advice, by encouraging their kids to start exercising outdoors, may like to consider buying an 8ft trampoline, which could be suitable for a smaller garden.
