Get the Kids OutdoorsEvery Tuesday is Finance & Family Day at Zen Habits.Do your kids spend a lot of time in front of the TV or video game system? Are they on the internet a lot? If they are like most kids (in America at least), most of their free time is taken up by the TV or other electronic entertainment. In fact, after school, television is the second source of education for our kids. Parents come in third.My kids are no different, but as a dad I try to limit this kind of passive entertainment. And when I can, I encourage them to read or go outside.Every Sunday is Family Day for my family, and one of our favorite activities is playing soccer in our front yard as a family. We put on our sneakers, set up orange cones tofunction as goals, choose teams and start having fun. Sometimes we like to play kickball instead.When I started running, I started getting the kids running with me. They also like to ride their bikes in the park while I run.However you do it, get your kids outside. They need to reconnect with
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