Excellent points. I also grew up in the 60s and spent every night running around the streets with my friends or riding my Raleigh 3 speed up huge hills, and playing in streams. I tried to give my kids the same kind of upbringing, allowing them the freedom other parents gasped at. Most of the time it worked, although once when they were 5 and 8, the older one left the younger alone in the woods for "no reason." Thankfully, he had a walkie talkie with him and I was able to talk him out by sighting a house in the distance. They both did a lot of computer stuff, but very little video games. At 23 and almost 26 one is a super athlete and the other is just normal active. He takes the bus to work, instead of driving, and often gets off 2-5 miles before home and walks. He also does some long fitness walks on the weekends, some swimming, and hiking once in awhile. I gave him my old mountain bike, hoping he would ride it, but nothing yet. I don't want to push him, but I have been giving gentle hints that if he doesn't start now, it only gets harder!