National Wildlife Federation NewsroomNational Wildlife NewsNew Report Aims To Save America's Kids From An 'Indoor Summer'- June 9, 2008 On a walk through a typical American neighborhood this summer, one might be hard pressed to find a bare-foot kid chasing down a toad, or building a tree fort in the woods, or flying a kite in the park. Organized play at the soccerplex has replaced unstructured play down at the creek. As American childhood has moved indoors, research shows that many of today&146;s children are actually gaining weight during the summer break. And as electronic entertainment replaces both structured and...http://www.nwf.org/news/story.cfm?pageId=6E25CADA-F1F6-7B10-371B08566910F68D |