“I Hate Gym Class”

Luckily, my grandsons aged 9 and 7, have gotten into soccer and basketball. On their own time, they go swimming several times a week. But otherwise it's all about computer games. They also like board games which is at least people interactive. But to fail gym? As a parent, I wouldn't think that was funny especially if junior lives on pizza and hamburgers and sits on his butt in front of an electronic device all day and TV at night.

Joe Petrowsky kids today are very different they are very tech orientated it is a different world out there 

Joe,

With some kids yes...kids here have kayak and paddleboard classes and are well represented at Junior Lifeguard classes...etc.  The great outdoors is why people live here.  A

Joe: Modern technology has made it very easy for kids to be lazy. Unless they get a push to go outside, many are content playing with their electronic devices.

It is interesting to watch kids in restaurants - they cannot put down their electronic devices. They don't want to get out and enjoy the sunshine and fresh air anymore and their parents don't make them.

Yes, I think so. It's too bad. I remember vividly playing outside all day with either my brother or friends.

WOW! That was an awkward experience for you with those kids inside. I guess the moral of the story is, you'll never have to worry about entertaining or involving the kids again - that is until they become adults and tell you what they do for a living. I wonder just how smart they will be and what kinds of jobs will be available for them when they reach their parents age.

Joe you highlight a huge problem, we are too busy video gaming the kids....then texting...then I could go on and on...NO social skills, people skills and now add to that no physical fitness.....Endre

Joe, geez, that was a strange answer, I thought all kids loved gym, as I did plus math! 

Cute Title...They are so tech oriented these days, so maybe not so much interested in the things that used to keep us active.

Joe, I do agree, there is a problem with not enough exercise.  No wonder so many kids nowadays are overweight at such a young age.

Oh yes the times have changed. Now we have kids that are also plugged into some kind of device. They rarely even communicate with each other using their verbal skills. I guess that's the way our society is evolving. 

Joe

Fact is today . . . . that the kids really don't know how to play with other kids.

Good luck and success.

Lou Ludwig

It is a reflection of parenting by diversion.  Don't have to do anything but keep the kids in batteries

I had to laugh at what Ed Silva had to say. I don't think I will ever look at a baby again and not think to myself, "there goes another one, from diapers to batteries!" LOL

Wow Joe, I can understand why you reached a point where you stopped the conversation. I think some things have really changed and it is not always so good. TV and Video games are really bad for kids.

Hi Joe Petrowsky , I remember when I was in school, there were the basics,  Fall had Cross-country, football, Winter was basketball and wrestling and Spring was Baseball and Track.  Tennis and Golf were in there somewhere. Many athletic kids were in multiple sports.  That meant that the majority of the students were left out.......  Fast forward to today, Swimming, Volleyball, Soccer, have been added.  Now double all that and the girls get to participate.  There you have it.  Many more athletes, and fewer more Geeks and video-players.  You just got the non-athletic video-players.

I had bad knees and could not participte in sports of any kind. Because of that it was boring to me, I couldn't do anything.  I would have welcomed a video anything!

Yes we do Joe, the first step is for the parents to take charge and take away the video games.