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The quantified life: Children’s fitness trackers and the spectre of parental...
In a world in which you can buy a device for your preschooler to wear that tracks their every movement and allows you to listen to all of their conversations, it’s no surprise that personal sports...
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Let’s stop talking about children and exercise (reblog from Impact Ethics)
Sam B:I wrote a piece for Impact Ethics on the dangers of focusing just on sports for kids and neglecting everyday exercise (walking and biking to school, for example). I agree with all the...
View ArticleRunning, walking, or just plain playing
On our Facebook page, sharing doesn’t equal endorsement. In fact, some of the liveliest discussions have been about areas of disagreement. I say, when asked, that I post items of interest to people who...
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Our kids are failing at fitness: Why? (Sam has some ideas)
The news seems to be the same each year, another bad grade for Canadian children and fitness. See “Canada’s kids receive a D+ for overall physical activity levels. Find out how we can improve the...
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Run and read and repeat
I recently posted a story on our Facebook page about a school that had kids running a short distance each day. I had mixed feelings but readers of our Facebook page weren’t fans. I reminded them that I...
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Mourning the Optimism of March and Staying Active with Kids in May (Guest Post)
by Jennifer Szende Today, I am mourning the optimism of March 11. The last ‘normal’ thing I did before the pandemic shattered so many parts of our home life was to sign my kids up for summer camps. In...
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Oh, hockey. Why are you so bad at this?
As someone asked on Twitter, “Is this really the best that you can do to try to make the sport attractive to girls?” Look good. Feel good. Play good. #GirlsHockey pic.twitter.com/0zuPsGg9Dq— USA...
View ArticleThe quantified life: Children’s fitness trackers and the spectre of parental...
In a world in which you can buy a device for your preschooler to wear that tracks their every movement and allows you to listen to all of their conversations, it’s no surprise that personal sports...
View ArticleTruth and Reconciliation Bicycle Tour
Yesterday was Canada’s National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, a day to reflect on the legacy of residential schools and their impact on the indigenous peoples. I decided to join a couple of formal...
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