What should be done to these kids?
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Also, wonder why your kids are fat America? You give them a freakin bus to school, learn to walk places like the rest of the world
My son's current school is close enough to walk, though he generally drives himself, since he's got football/baseball/hockey gear, depending on the time of year. He's also got huge textbooks to lug around. He's 16. His last school was more than a half hour by bus, so much too far to walk (probably 15 miles).
My daughter's school is 3 miles exactly. She's six, and much too young to walk that distance alone without a sidewalk, crossing a major intersection. I'd rather keep her from getting fat by taking her to the gym 5 days a week, and riding her horse 4 days a week. Throw in some swimming and gymnastics, and I'm not too worried about her.
Even if we lived a mile or less from the school (the criteria to be able to ride the bus), we'd never be able to do it in the winter. No sidewalks and snowbanks that are often in excess of 5-7 feet would be dangerous.0 -
Children must be taught from preschool on that verbal and physical aggression against others will not be tolerated and that cooperation, not competition, should be the norm in most situations.
However, there is great resistance to this. When a more cooperative, community mindset is encouraged, commentators complain that we are sissyfying our children, that we are giving them a sense of entitlement, that we are not raising strong citizens. People lament trophies given to losing teams of children in sports.
This to me speaks of a society that has its basis in aggression and competition rather than in non-violence and cooperation.0
