Too Few Kids Getting Outdoors With Mom or Dad

Researchers reported Monday that nearly half of all U.S. preschool-age children don’t get outdoors at least once a day for parent-supervised playtime, causing concern among experts who say early exercise habits could protect children from obesity later in life. Dr. Pooja Tandon, a pediatrician with the Center for Child Health, Behavior and Development at Seattle

Researchers reported Monday that nearly half of all U.S. preschool-age children don’t get outdoors at least once a day for parent-supervised playtime, causing concern among experts who say early exercise habits could protect children from obesity later in life. Dr. Pooja Tandon, a pediatrician with the Center for Child Health, Behavior and Development at Seattle Children’s Research Institute, led the research.

ABC News, 4/3/2012

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