How Not To Teach Your Children

In the low-density suburb where I live the school bus doesn’t travel down the dead end subdivision lanes. Instead, it drops the kids off at the intersections of the main road with the subdivision lanes. Now, these dead ends are as long as one-half mile. One might think that this distance is not too long for a kid to walk, especially on a nice day. But rain or shine always finds the parental SUVs waiting at the bus stop so the kids can be driven the half-mile (or less!) home. This is sending our children a terrible message. We should be encouraging our kids to walk. It will cut down on childhood obesity and save energy. And parents, if you’re worried about the kids walking alone, you could walk with them and enjoy some of the benefits.