tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3714424959924873404.post6063621885630454306..comments2023-04-01T10:46:48.476+01:00Comments on Green Gallery: the Changing LandscapeDave Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05657374540473599821noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3714424959924873404.post-25752578480478222612011-06-08T13:32:59.934+01:002011-06-08T13:32:59.934+01:00Hmmm! It seems there's a whole generation who ...Hmmm! It seems there's a whole generation who are losing out on something we not only took for granted as children, but I think it was part of what helped us to grow into who we are today. (Although some might dispute the desirability of that :-)Tony Bensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06798586432645889182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3714424959924873404.post-80167270531518070932011-05-31T13:18:35.975+01:002011-05-31T13:18:35.975+01:00It's very sad, but true, and there's loads...It's very sad, but true, and there's loads of stats to back up the claim that kids don't play outside anymore. Fear is a major factor that keeps children from enjoying the outdoors and nature in the way that their parents did. Fear of pedophiles, fear of danger cut's and bruises, fear of nature the unknown. <br />From a personal point of view, I have never come across a child playing alone whilst I'm out exploring the coast as I would have done in rural Leicestershire as a young teenager. And the closest I've come to witnessing my childhood was seeing a couple of young boys on the remote cliffs of the Dizzard in North Cornwall a few weeks back; but even here they had a dog with them and were keen to inform my wife and I that their Father was close by taking photographs.Dave Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05657374540473599821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3714424959924873404.post-27821923665106648712011-05-24T20:15:57.333+01:002011-05-24T20:15:57.333+01:00Fascinating concept. I love it. Do kids really not...Fascinating concept. I love it. Do kids really not play outside any more? Huh!Tony Bensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06798586432645889182noreply@blogger.com