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Kids need outdoor play

Kids need to be walking to and from school. They need to go outside, feel the warm sun on their face, make pine needle necklaces and hollyhock dolls. They need to smash the berries from the honeysuckle plant and find dirt to drive trucks and make roads. They need to play hopscotch, neighborhood kickball, and hold their own track meets. Up from 5 percent years ago, one third of the nation’s children are carrying too ...

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