By Joanne Alexandra Unsurprisingly,
a new survey shows that although 58% of Canadian parents walked to
school in their school years, only 28% of their children are walking to
school nowadays.
In
this article published in the National Post, Joanne Alexandra discusses
the rise in the number of kids being driven to school. Despite
assumptions, many of the kids being driven are children of well-edcauted
and fit parents. This happens even if they live in the most premium
residences that are safe and walkable. These conditions are
contributing to children’s health problems and a lack of social and
physical activity. The author urges parents to consider walking their
chidlren to school.
Read the full article
here. Source: 8-80cities.org |
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