Comments on: Playing Outside: Important For Children’s (And Adults’) Health http://blog.epa.gov/blog/2009/12/playing-outside-important-for-children%e2%80%99s-and-adults%e2%80%99-health/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=playing-outside-important-for-children%25e2%2580%2599s-and-adults%25e2%2580%2599-health EPA's Blog About Our World Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:01:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Al Bannet http://blog.epa.gov/blog/2009/12/playing-outside-important-for-children%e2%80%99s-and-adults%e2%80%99-health/comment-page-1/#comment-25752 Al Bannet Fri, 01 Jan 2010 15:55:09 +0000 http://blog.epa.gov/blog/?p=1274#comment-25752 On a planet that is progressively poisoning itself with ever-growing tons of human waste and garbage and running out of places to dump them, there is no longer any really safe place for children to play. Growing toxicity is slowly killing us all, and of course the children are most vulnerable.

]]> By: Al Bannet http://blog.epa.gov/blog/2009/12/playing-outside-important-for-children%e2%80%99s-and-adults%e2%80%99-health/comment-page-1/#comment-25751 Al Bannet Fri, 01 Jan 2010 15:46:49 +0000 http://blog.epa.gov/blog/?p=1274#comment-25751 It looks like overpopulation is catching up with you. As the economy gets growing again, more people will be moving into your area and demanding services that stretch and exhaust tax base and the environment. Good luck.

]]> By: Jackenson Durand http://blog.epa.gov/blog/2009/12/playing-outside-important-for-children%e2%80%99s-and-adults%e2%80%99-health/comment-page-1/#comment-25712 Jackenson Durand Wed, 30 Dec 2009 18:07:57 +0000 http://blog.epa.gov/blog/?p=1274#comment-25712 Play outside is important but there are two questions to ask before going out:
- What is the best playing area?
- Is it this playing area would challenge us positively?

A green area would be the best challenge area for that matter because that would reflect children or adults pshyco-physiognomy.

]]> By: armansyahardanis http://blog.epa.gov/blog/2009/12/playing-outside-important-for-children%e2%80%99s-and-adults%e2%80%99-health/comment-page-1/#comment-25706 armansyahardanis Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:05:38 +0000 http://blog.epa.gov/blog/?p=1274#comment-25706 I remembered when I was taught scouts in 70′s decade. I proud made them liked small soldiers, as a second winner in Bandung. Your post makes me “nostalgia’s” now. Thank you Kang Matthew….!!!

]]> By: Michael E. Bailey http://blog.epa.gov/blog/2009/12/playing-outside-important-for-children%e2%80%99s-and-adults%e2%80%99-health/comment-page-1/#comment-25698 Michael E. Bailey Wed, 30 Dec 2009 02:55:50 +0000 http://blog.epa.gov/blog/?p=1274#comment-25698 We are lucky in Mission Viejo to live in a sunurban county, Orange, but still live in a fairly rural area that includes small truck farms, ranches and everything you need in 2 to 3 blocks of where you live, almost like a little country town back in rural Indiana. Yet, still connected to the rest of the county and region by highways, a train line from San Diego to LA Union Station, and a good transit system. We also have trails, nice parks and some of the most modern playground equipment in the county in the parks. The only open space problem we have had is building a dog park. People who would be living close to it don’t want it next to the homes. And at a recent city council meeting police had to be called out to protect dog park supporters from dog park opponents. I think we will have a dog park but not close to homes. Best wishes, Michael E. Bailey.

]]> By: Joseph Zummach http://blog.epa.gov/blog/2009/12/playing-outside-important-for-children%e2%80%99s-and-adults%e2%80%99-health/comment-page-1/#comment-25697 Joseph Zummach Wed, 30 Dec 2009 02:27:56 +0000 http://blog.epa.gov/blog/?p=1274#comment-25697 “Where will the children play”

Quality of life is so much more than security and income level. I’ve seen many gated communities that feel like prisons for children. Even the devilopments that cater to “families” have limited play spaces. I grew up where vacant lots abounded and we made full use of them as kids. Nature Deficit disorder is a sad reality today. Thanks for the post.

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