Project Wild Thing

Having seen the trailer below, I am thoroughly looking forward to the release of this UK documentary Project Wild Thing .

Like its star, David the Dad, I find it exceptionally difficult to get my guys outside. And yet when they were little they could be persuaded to spend whole days in the park, at the wading pool, digging, playing soccer or snow football. Thank goodness for the birth of four baby squirrels in our backyard - their antics are getting the teens to at least look out the window!

Here are a few sad facts from the 2012 Active Healthy Kids Canada Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth:

"Children and youth are not getting enough active play–especially outdoors.  Forty-six per cent of kids are getting three hours or less of active play per week, including weekends."

"Instead of playing actively  outdoors, Canadian kids in Grades 6 to 12 are spending seven hours and 48 minutes per day in front of screens."

"The  proportion  of  Canadian  kids  who play  outside  after  school  dropped  14  per  cent  over  the  last decade."

Will the work of David the Dad make a difference?