Penn State Ag Sciences Newsline -- March 25, 2008
Parents can help children enjoy wide open spaces (:47)
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Suggested Intro:
SPRING IS FINALLY HERE, SO IT'S TIME TO GET OUTSIDE. A YOUTH SPECIALIST IN PENN STATE'S COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES SAYS WHEN IT COMES TO APPRECIATING TIME OUT OF DOORS, YOUR CHILDREN MAY NEED A LITTLE PARENTAL ASSISTANCE. GARY ABDULLAH HAS THE STORY:
Story:
(:15) TIME SPENT OUT OF DOORS HELPS KIDS COMBAT CHILDHOOD OBESITY, CONTROL HYPERACTIVITY AND MAKE MORE FRIENDS. BUT OUTDOOR PLAY HAS BEEN DECLINING FOR AMERICAN KIDS FOR THE LAST 20 YEARS, SO PENN STATE YOUTH SPECIALIST SANFORD SMITH SAYS PARENTS CAN HELP BY SETTING THE EXAMPLE:
Smith Actuality:
(:19) "JUST MODELING THE IMPORTANCE OF TIME OUTDOORS IS A GREAT THING FOR PARENTS TO DO FOR THEIR KIDS…SHOWING YOUR KIDS THAT YOU ENJOY TIME OUTSIDE AND THAT THERE'S TIME FOR THAT IN OUR LIVES. SO PARENTS CAN HELP FACILITATE OUTDOOR ACTIVITY ON THE PART OF THEIR KIDS IN A WAY THAT NO ONE ELSE CAN.THE KIDS AREN'T ALWAYS GOING TO BE MOTIVATED TO GO OUTSIDE BUT A PARENT CAN MOTIVATE THEM "(:12) SMITH SAYS TODAY'S KIDS DON'T HAVE THE OPEN SPACES THAT EXISTED IN YEARS PAST, SO PARENTS HAVE TO BE INTENTIONAL ABOUT GETTING THEIR CHILDREN OUT OF THE HOUSE AND TO APPROPRIATE PLAY AREAS. FROM PENN STATE, I'M GARY ABDULLAH.
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