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Kids need somewhere to go, so they're not bored on the street.

— Leona Lewis

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

It's important for children to see what's out there and learn that it's fun to go.

— Heidi Klum

Kids at a certain age don't necessarily want to be dragged to the other side of the world.

— James Nesbitt

Everything has to be organised for kids in London - you can't just walk three roads to see a friend.

— Carol Vorderman

When I hear young people today complain about being bored - and the things that keep them from being bored are generally exclusively videogames and/or computer pastimes - I just try to encourage them to go outside.

— Nick Offerman

We found that our kids enjoy those simple adventures we take as a family. I'm driving, my wife's the copilot and we give one kid a choice of what they want to go do. We eat a lot of bad food and sleep in some interesting hotels.

— Mark Consuelos

Children don't run around outside as much as they did. They sit in front of computer games.

— Toyo Ito

Your kids inevitably want to move where they had their vacations when they were younger.

— Jim Harrison

Only one in five children in the U.S. lives within walking distance of a park. Many more lack access to a quality early childhood education that provides ample time and space to play.

— Darell Hammond

I think it's necessary to let kids get bored once in a while - that's how they learn to be creative.

— Kim Raver

✗Opposing Perspectives

Statistically, Portland, Oregon has the most street kids, like kids that run away from home and live on the street. It's like a whole culture thing there. If you walk around on the streets, there are kids living on the streets, begging for money, but it's almost like a cool thing. They all just sit around and play music and squat.

— Laura Ramsey