Should Children Go to the Movies?

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Should Children Go to the Movies?

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Not according to The Playground Magazine in this June 1925 article :lol: They sit in poor ventilation, strain their eyes, and attend during the afternoon when they should be outside playing! It's nice to know that some things truly never change. In the 20s it was the movies, in the 50s and decades after that TV, then computers, today it's phones. Maybe it was books right after Gutenberg :)

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Re: Should Children Go to the Movies?

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A most interesting article! :)
BettyLouSpence wrote: ↑
Sat Feb 12, 2022 8:06 pm
 It's nice to know that some things truly never change. In the 20s it was the movies, in the 50s and decades after that TV, then computers, today it's phones. Maybe it was books right after Gutenberg :)
:lol: I guess virtual reality headsets will be next?

I don't think I'd be too interested in going to the movies after reading that description of the ventilation and germ-infested conditions. :? And the report from the eye specialist in Glasgow is interesting. (Cross eyes? Optic congestion??)

I seem to sense an ulterior (and possibly financial) motive here with this tremendous emphasis on keeping children outdoors (which is, admittedly, probably not a bad idea). The Playground Magazine. That's sure an odd-sounding periodical. I wonder if, maybe, manufacturers of playground equipment could be the promulgators behind this publication? :) Or am I too cynical? What do you think?
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