Playing, building, running, climbing, imagining, creating and having fun was part of everyone’s childhood. In the process we got exercise, learned new skills, bonded with parents and grandparents, played with friends and built things. Isn’t that what being a child is all about? But in the brave new controlled residential world that has taken over traditional neighborhoods, we value elusive property values over a child’s health and wellbeing. We willingly trade in their ability to run and play and have fun in exchange for a “neat and tidy” backyard that is not usually visible.
How will we pay for this new lifestyle where rules and a blade of grass are more important than our children?
“Sooner or later everyone sits down to a banquet of consequences”. -Robert Louis Stevenson
We are joined On The Commons by Nick Leggett . Nick is a HAM and an inventor who owns several patents for his inventions. He attributes his creativity, curiosity and skills to building things with his Dad in their backyard. He called it a “safe adventure”. In fact those adventures are among his favorite memories. Join us as we talk about what it must be like for kids in today’s housing and wonder what the impact of this will be for our future.
