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Cant turn away from, although this one kind of hurts a little bit, okay. check out todays guilty pleasure. >> how much! >> two boys learning the hard way. best probably not to try that trick on the monkey bars. they were trying to do a 360. didnt quite work out that way. egos bruised. no reports of serious injuries. good for them. some would argue that one of the worlds biggest egomaniac is gadhafi. he would rather kill his own people than give up power. he has been referred to as gadhafi the ...

From something going on at his school, audition i think for a musical he was going to be a part of. and was coming up the driveway, our three youngest daughters, three adopted daughters from china. playing in the backyard in the playground. and maria wanted to get on the monkey bars, none of her sisters were strong or tall enough to reach her up to the monkey bars. so she, they saw brother who will is an amazing, amazing big brother. the best big brother that has ever lived, which is part of wha...

From something going on at his school, audition i think for a musical he was going to be a part of. and was coming up the driveway, our three youngest daughters, three adopted daughters from china. playing in the backyard in the playground. and maria wanted to get on the monkey bars, none of her sisters were strong or tall enough to reach her up to the monkey bars. so she, they saw brother who will is an amazing, amazing big brother. the best big brother that has ever lived, which is part of wha...

From something going on at his school, audition i think for a musical he was going to be a part of. and was coming up the driveway, our three youngest daughters, three adopted daughters from china. playing in the backyard in the playground. and maria wanted to get on the monkey bars, none of her sisters were strong or tall enough to reach her up to the monkey bars. so she, they saw brother who will is an amazing, amazing big brother. the best big brother that has ever lived, which is part of wha...

From something going on at his school, audition i think for a musical he was going to be a part of. and was coming up the driveway, our three youngest daughters, three adopted daughters from china. playing in the backyard in the playground. and maria wanted to get on the monkey bars, none of her sisters were strong or tall enough to reach her up to the monkey bars. so she, they saw brother who will is an amazing, amazing big brother. the best big brother that has ever lived, which is part of wha...

From something going on at his school, audition i think for a musical he was going to be a part of. and was coming up the driveway, our three youngest daughters, three adopted daughters from china. playing in the backyard in the playground. and maria wanted to get on the monkey bars, none of her sisters were strong or tall enough to reach her up to the monkey bars. so she, they saw brother who will is an amazing, amazing big brother. the best big brother that has ever lived, which is part of wha...

Specialized sports. where do you cross the line? >> unstructured will lead to less of the overuse type injuries we see. its not until you introduce a parent or coach into the activity that it leads to the overuse type activities. >> its one thing to encourage babies to stretch and roll. toddler sports training is extreme parenting for kids who may not be ready. >> go to the playground. climb the monkey bars with your children. i used to do pull ups and sit ups. thats what the kids need. >> it in...

Question. there is organic play and then there is specialized sports. where do you cross the line? >> unstructured activity is probably -- will lead to less of these overuse type injuries that we see. its not until you introduce a parent or a coach into the activity that it leads to these overuse type injuries. >> reporter: its one thing to encourage babies to stretch and roll, say psychologists like wendy walsh but toddler sports training is extreme parenting, she says, especially for kids who ...

Entirely for kids who may not be ready. >> you want to be a good parent? go to the playground. climb the monkey bars with your kids. you can get in shape with them. i used to do pullups on the bars and situps in the sand box. thats what they need. >> the mayo clinic concludes unstructured physical activity, not training is best for kids up to age 5. but tell that to a thriving gym full of 2, 3, and 4-year-olds. >> i understand that there are skeptics and there are concerns. and every good thing ...

Worry about pushing kids into specialized sports too soon. >> we are seeing injuries in younger children we had never seen before. were seeing overuse injuries which were exclusive to adults and now in 7, 8-year-olds. the government now classifies more than 10% of preschool age children as obese. >> swing forward. then on the blue. right backing. >> everyone agrees kids need to be more active. its the how thats the question. theres organic play and then theres specialized sports. where do you cr...