I can agree with some of this. I caught the end of it, born in '79, and we did have nintendo, I think it came out when I was in 4th grade or so....

I was very much a tomboy, and enjoyed playing outside, climbing trees, ect, but my mother did actually watch what we ate, and if we had fast food it may have been on average once a week. Every other day she cooked us dinner. People are more busy now, and having children almost demands a 2 income household, but you still have to watch what you eat. I blame the fast food industry for the obesity issue in this country, not to mention for low income households, the price of healthy foods. You can buy a whole box of little debbie cakes for $1, but if you want to buy a lb. of grapes or something it's like $4. I was also watching something on the news, where in the poorer parts of LA there were like 40+ fast food restaurants in a 1 mile radius, and 1 grocery store. Also, we had PE in school 3 times a week, where now at my daughter's school it has been cut to 1 time.

I never had a bike helmet, but I busted my head and required stiches a few times too, and that's a lesson I could have lived without