To Combat Childhood Obesity, Parents Must Give Their Kids a Love for Outdoor Living

By zoogie on July 5th, 2007

Childhood obesity - you’ve all seen the TV reports and newspaper articles. How do we combat this scourge? I would like to suggest a very easy to implement solution: parents should encourage their kids to get outdoors and get active. If you will take the time to instill in your children a love of outdoor living, you will be giving them a key to lifelong health. It will be impossible for them to become obese if they are hiking, camping, fishing, swimming doing and all the other types of outdoor activities.