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Originally Posted by MarchHare
The typical Calgary backyard isn't big enough to accomodate play for children older than say, 4 or 5 years. After that, they need to go to the community park/schoolyard anyway. It's absolutely true that kids need space to play, but the only spaces large enough in Calgary are found in community parks, whether the parks are in the suburbs or in the core.
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Do today's kids even know what a backyard is these days?
From where I live, I have an almost top-down view of two whole neighborhoods, and hard EVER do I see kids in a private backyard.
The only kids I ever see playing are the low-income housing families used by immigrants, who are always playing in the central communal park they share in their complex.
I think Nintendo has sucked the will power of kids to do anything physical (other than lace up for minor hockey). But that's a different discussion.