I was invited to talk to Eamonn Holmes at talkRADIO the other week about a news story that commented on our intention to try and ensure that of the advocated three hours activity a day, we would encourage the children to spend up to two hours of this outside in a garden, park or green space.
I was quizzed by a woman who summed up the commonplace view that children may get sick by being outdoors, which means the very brittle tightrope between home and work frays with disastrous consequences. Anxieties about air pollution, asthma, allergies, safety as well as the oft quoted myths about getting cold from being in the cold were all cited as reasons to stay inside.
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