Michelle Obama has launched a new initiative, Let’s Move, to combat childhood obesity.
She feels that bringing “grocery stores to low-income neighborhoods” and helping “places like convenience stores carry healthier food options,” in addition to more onerous food labeling requirements will provide parents the information and choices they need to make better decisions for their children.
My thoughts on this matter pertain to 2 points. First, let children be children. Let them have fun. They have their entire lives to get back to size 0.
Second, as one commentor put it:
Bring PE back to the classroom. I think dodge ball and tag were great when I was in elementary school. Keep the crazy lawsuits out of sports programs in and out of schools.
PE should be compulsory for ALL kids, no excuses. In my school, PE was a requirement – you had to pass the class to move on each year until the 10th year. It was easy to pass – just attend the class enough times – but the idea was to instill in them a passion for physical exertion.
Alas, the Obamas and Democrats can’t come up with simple solutions. Everything has to be a grand scheme involving more bureaucracy and red tape and more requirements (or taxes) on businesses.
I can’t wait for 2013.
