Study finds most children inactiveCrown admits caseBy Christina Commissogame of tag, gets kids moving much more than organizedMETROLAND WEST MEDIA GROUPsports, where often kids spend a lot of time waiting forwas complicatedtheir turn to play.What are your kids doing after school?Screen time is not surprisingly another area of con-Continued from page 1Most likely, not much.cern, with young Canadians also scoring an F in thisafter arriving at the partyCanadian children were given an F when it comes to category.Todorovichs friend Michaelphysical activity levels.Six to 19-year-olds spent an average of 6 hours a dayPezinski became involved in anWhen we think about the day, our kids probably with their eyes glued to television and computer screens,altercation with another guest.spent from the time they wake up to when theyre done the survey showed. Playing video games is a highly sed-The majority of the party thenschool fairly inactive. A lot of people think their kids are entary activity, but Munro says theres another danger.active all day, thats not the case, said Yvette Munro, turnedThe difficulty with gaming is that you can get really on Pezinski, forcing himvice-chair of Active Healthy Kids Canada.good in a weekend. Youre constantly given rewards andupstairs and out of the house,What are kids doing between the 3 to 6 p.m. period? the game is structured so youre constantly improvingwhere many said he was beaten.Jesse ComeauParents are still at work or juggling things at home, and as an adult we know thats not real. In the real worldThe defence said this crowdkids are spending most of the time being inactive, she things take longer to be really good at. But with children,also turned on Todorovich.said during a presentation in Milton last week.they are making these connections. If I was kid whyThis was a tragedy, Todorovich testified heAccording to a new study, most kids are spending would I learn to swim or try to be a great tennis playerthat's something the received several punches to theabout 14 minutes out of a possible 180 being active after when it takes so long to achieve. head and feared for his life and itdefence counsel andthe school day is done.In the Active Transportation category, youngsterswas at this point, he took out themyself agreed on fromMembers of Active Halton, the Oakville YMCA, the were given a D, with only 24 per cent of parents sayingknife he was carrying and thrustRegions health department and other local organizations their kids only use active forms of transportation to getthe very beginning.it twice at a person behind him.gathered for the release of Active Healthy Kids annual to and from school. Forty-two per cent of parents sayTodorovich said he neverreport card. This years focus was on after school hours.their kids are always driven to school, but many surveyHalton Crown AttorneyThis is our seventh report card, and the grades are respondents said theyd let their children walk or cycle tointended to hurt anyone.Brian O'Marranot getting that much better, said Munro. Kids are school if they werent alone.He also said he has no mem-spending a lot of time indoors, and theres not a lot of As a parent Im terrified to tell my seven-year-oldory of stabbing Dean andthe heart, showed intention to space for them to run around. Parents, for lots of reasons, daughter to walk to school, but I did that in SeniorPringle.kill.are more reluctant to say go outside and play.Kindergarten, said Munro. Somethings happened fromDean testified he had beenOMarra said he was not upset Munro called it nature deficit disorder.a safety and psychological view thats made that diffi-fighting with Todorovich whenwith the trial's outcome.A mere four per cent of girls and nine per cent of boys cult.he was stabbed five times in theI respect the verdict, he are getting the recommended 60 minutes of daily moder-She continued, Real data shows its not more unsafeback and side.said.ate to vigorous physical activity, according to the newly at all. But theres more media coverage thats heightenedPringle received her injuryThis was a legally compli-released Canadian Health Measures survey. These low our sense of safety concerns. In reality, its not morewhen she tried to break up thiscated case. The Crown had the percentages garnered an F grade from Active Healthy dangerous now than when we were children.altercation between Dean anddifficult task of having to dis-Kids Canada in the physical activity levels category.For the last eight years Active Halton has encouragedTodorovich.The survey also shows Canadian children are taking more physical activity in the region, with a goal of prove self-defence. There were almost 2,400 fewer steps daily than their European coun-The Crown argued Todorovichincreasing residents activity levels by 20 per cent byalso a lot of factors here alco-terparts.2012.took the knife to the party know-hol consumption, a chaotic It breaks my heart when I walk by a playground and Active Halton Co-chair Frank Prospero said theing that, as uninvited guests,scene and the tragic loss of life its not in use. Weve got to make spaces in our communi-Regions aging population is an area where the groupthere might be trouble.and injuries to two young peo-ties where children are encouraged to be active. We cre-would like to focus. Crown Attorney Brianple. This was a tragedy, thats ate too many places where theyre discouraged to be Weve got to get people out walking. We did someOMarra also said the multiplesomething the defence counsel active, like movie theatres with huge gaming areas, things with seniors, thats a group we need to engage.stab wounds to Dean andand myself agreed on from the Munro said.For more information about the 2011 Active HealthyComeaus fatal stab wound tovery beginning.She said unstructured physical activity, such as a Kids report card, visit www.activehealthykids.ca.Visit www.oakville.caNotice of complete applicationsubject to Draft Plan of Subdivision - 24T92005/0 and OPA Questions or written submissions may be directed to Tricia Zoning by-law amendment Livable Oakville Modifications (Approved May 10, 2011).Collingwood, Planner, Planning Services Department, Town Oak Park Boulevard and Taunton Road of Oakville, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, ON L6H 0H3, Silwell Developments Ltd. 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