The Huffington Post – Claire McCarthy, M.D.
“Our preschoolers are couch potatoes. I’m serious. They really are — at least the ones in childcare or some sort of school program, which is three-quarters of the US kids ages 3-5. They spend 70-83% of their time being sedentary — and that’s not including meals or naps. In fact, they spend only about 2-3% of their time in active play.”(more)