Today is International Walk to School Day. Do your kids walk to school? Chances are, they don’t. In fact, the percentage of kids who walk to school has decreased from 48% in 1969 to about 13% in 2009.
This is of concern to pediatricians and researchers like Dr Jason Mendoza, at Texas Children’s Hospital, who examines childhood obesity. A growing health problem in the US which can set kids up for a lifetime of increased health problems. To read more facts on the problem and the changes you can make in your child’s life to address it, read his blog.