{"id":63459,"date":"2018-04-02T16:13:11","date_gmt":"2018-04-02T09:13:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tapchikientruc.com.vn\/?p=63459"},"modified":"2018-04-02T16:13:11","modified_gmt":"2018-04-02T09:13:11","slug":"ultimate-child-friendly-city-look-like","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tckt.vn\/english\/?p=63459","title":{"rendered":"What would the ultimate child-friendly city look like?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The reality for many urban children is too much time spent indoors playing on smartphones \u2013 but a few cities are fighting the tide with innovative ways to keep kids healthy, sociable \u2013 and outdoors<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Imagine you are 10 years old. You live in a medium-sized city and want to visit your best friend, a five-minute walk away, so you can go to the park, another 10 minutes\u2019 walk. The problem is, there\u2019s a big, dangerous road between you and your friend, and another between them and the park. You ask your parents if you can walk, they say no, and they are too busy to take you there themselves.<\/p>\n

Perhaps you SnapChat your friend instead, perhaps you play a video game on the sofa. You\u2019ve lost out on exercise and time outside, interacting with your neighbourhood and, of course, play time with your friend.<\/p>\n

This is the reality for many kids today \u2013 but it doesn\u2019t have to be this way.<\/p>\n\n

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Dangerous roads, dilapidated facilities and poor use of green space all help deter kids from playing outside, pushing them towards solitary, indoors activities<\/figcaption><\/div><\/figure>
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Tim Gill, the author of\u00a0No Fear: Growing Up in a Risk Averse Society<\/a>, says a child-friendly city is one that allows \u201ceveryday freedoms\u201d, so a child can spread their wings as they grow.<\/p>\n