We had a much easier life roaming around with friends, cycling, building go-carts, unless children are afforded this precious time outdoors they do miss out in a large way growing up Tammy.

What has changed:-

Parents no longer feel it is safe to allow children to play outdoors on the own.

With both parents working most children are in pre-school situation, where parents feel they should be spending some amount of time outdoors, needless to say always under observation, we changed the situation not the child.

Parents buy the iPad or computer, leaving children to their own devices not participating in what they are doing.

Many contributing factors come into play, we the parents expect more from children in participating within sports at school level feeling success there will drive future success.

Most children are overwhelmed with school work, doing homework after sport at school, leaving little time to be out with neighbourhood friends.

All in all I do feel the parent has altered the playing field, not the child.