Quote Originally Posted by Medusa View Post
It's good to see that your little one actually plays outdoors. There are so many kids today who are planted in front of the TV or computer and may not know the pleasure of coming home, stinking dirty and exhausted.
This ties into the thread by Carole, about the fattest countries in the world. I firmly believe you must build exercise into a day. That might be by walking to get ice cream (yes, it is a treat....and I believe in treats), taking a bike ride to no where (and we just bought a 3rd wheel for J to ride behind me on my bike), walking the neighborhood with your dog. We went to brunch with my brother last weekend, and walked to the restaurant (not miles and miles, but, it is still movement). We walk to the movies the week before, we play at indoor play places when it is super hot. If you don't actively seek it out, it prolly won't happen in our typical day.

Playing outside is one of our favorite activities. J's grandpa built a 4 x 4 sandbox, which holds 400 pounds of sand. It sits outside, of course, away from TV, computer, etc. And, if he is outside, he is more likely to be moving along moreso than on the couch. (But, we do watch TV, too!!).