Thursday, April 12, 2007

Let your kid play outside:

A child is almost as likely to be struck by lightning as kidnapped by a stranger, but it's not fear of lightning strikes that parents cite as the reason for keeping children indoors watching television instead of out on the sidewalk skipping rope.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

It's not just for children, either - you'd be surprised how many people tell me it's dangerous to walk alone, as an adult, in plain daylight on a busy public path.