Across the globe there is a new breed of kid on the block — the illusive Indoor Child. Below are the tell-tale signs to look for. You might also recognize them roaming the streets, connected at all times to headphones or hand-held devices.
TGSG’s 7 Signs Your Kid Needs to Play Outdoors:
- Their only concept of Seasons comes from The Weather Channel;
- You refer to their bedroom as their habitat, and sightings of them beyond those walls are rare;
- They think catching a frog has to do with a video game;
- A perfectly-formed imprint of your child’s body has appeared in your sofa cushions;
- Their thumbs are in a permanently hooked shape for optimal texting position;
- They can name all 493 Pokemon cards but only two backyard bird species; and
- When you say, “Go play outside!”, they run for the The Windows “grassy knoll” desktop background!
Now, as beloved TGSG readers, I know the children in your world do not suffer from the above condition. But rest assured, this breed of Indoor Child is out there in droves, and they need our help. What can you do to help? Join the charge to get kids out the door and into nature! And while your at it, save yourselves!
See ya outside! – The Grass Stain Guru
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RT @balmeras: 7 Signs Your Kid Needs to Play Outdoors http://bit.ly/q6JJr #playoutdoors #screentime Funny! I might have to blog about this.
RT @stephhicks: 7 Signs Your Kid Needs to Play Outdoors | The Grass Stain Gu, http://digg.com/d1obbu?OTC-em-sh2
My 4-year old spends a lot of time outdoors, but we did have a funny conversation this morning that made me think of you…. before we left for school I told her to grab her jacket because it was cold outside…. she said “oh – did you just check the weather on your iPhone?” I replied “no, I just walked outside.”
I LOVE that story, Lori!! Brave new world, hunh?! Thanks for sharing. Cheers- Bethe
Thankfully, my kids love being outside. However, I don’t know the names of many plant/animal species, so Pokemon and other fictional characters are certainly easier for them to learn with steady exposure at school etc. For now, we’re learning together – but it certainly is hard!
Love the signs! Good for a laugh, if it wasn’t slightly true in many cases.
Steph
Learning together is a great way to enjoy nature, Erik! I love the Fandex series of field guides — really fun for kids (and adults!) to use. Cheers- Bethe
From @balmeras, AKA Grass Stain Guru 7 Signs Your Kid Needs to Play Outdoors http://twurl.nl/7cx0×3
RT @StaciJShelton 7 signs that your kids need to play outside: http://is.gd/sc66 GREAT post from @balmeras
RT@ The Grass Stain Guru. 7 Signs Your Kid Needs to Play Outdoors http://bit.ly/q6JJr #playoutdoors #screentime
LOL at Lori’s comment! Sounds like something my little one would say.
I hope more parents realize how important it is to get their little ones outside playing! Thanks for spreading the word!
RT @balmeras My post did really well overnight. http://bit.ly/q6JJr w00t!! 7 Signs Ur Kid Needs 2 Play Outside
RT @balmeras My post did really well overnight. http://bit.ly/q6JJr w00t!! 7 Signs Ur Kid Needs 2 Play Outside
7 Signs Your Kid Needs to Play Outdoors (blog post by @balmeras) http://bit.ly/YUCdN
RT @balmeras : http://bit.ly/q6JJr w00t!! 7 Signs Ur Kid Needs 2 Play Outside
Yikes! Off to the Outdoor Discovery Center soon… http://www.outdoordiscoverycenter.org/odcofwu/site/default.asp and hoping to support the No Child Left Inside program…
Thanks for this, Bethe!
Susan
Great post — 7 signs your kid needs to play outdoors by @balmeras http://bit.ly/10ekRl