The decline of outdoor play for New Jersey kids and teens

We’re now half way through the summer season in New Jersey. Before you know it September will be here and reality will resume for most of us.

As for our kids? Well, what have they been doing so far? Are they having a good summer break? Or, are they spending it indoors on their screens?

If you’re thinking the latter, then you may be on the right track. Not saying every older kid and teen is like that, but it certainly is different from how it used to be.

It’s almost as if the art of going out is lost. What ever happened to just leaving the house and not coming home until the streetlights come on?

Again, not every kid is like this, but there certainly is a shift. It’s almost as if we’re afraid to to the crazy old-school things we used to do as kids… Just leaving…