Interesting article; I had heard similar things before. I definitely think parents should encourage their kids to spend time outside being active and limit "screen time", which is OK in moderation but most kids have too much of it. When I was growing up in the 80's and 90's, I spent a lot of time playing outside in our yard or with the neighbor kids, as did my younger sisters. We rode bikes, skated, climbed trees, dug in the dirt and looked for bugs and other creepy-crawlies under rocks, had water fights and played other games. We did watch some TV (well, I usually preferred to read) but didn't have Nintendo or anything like that, and weren't really interested. Of course, we were fortunate to live in safe neighborhoods where parents weren't afraid to let their kids play outside; I realize that's not the case for everyone and that is part of the problem in some areas. What do you think is the best way to improve the situation?