Why do children RUN everywhere they go?

[MichaelD]

A moment ago, I was standing next to my bed, folding laundry (the exciting life of the single dad!). My 7-yo son was in the living room playing Playstation (good kid! like father, like son!).

I hear him running...he comes barreling into the room, goes into the bathroom, does his business, comes barreling out, runs back into the livingroom. I yelled "did we forget to do something?" So he comes running back into the bathroom, washes his hands and then does 90mph back into the living room.

He does this everywhere we go. Run, RUN, RUNNNNNNN!. The most-used word I say to him is "walk." "Walk please" "Hey! W_A_L_K...you're gonna fall and crack your head!"

Why do they do this? I don't run unless there is somebody chasing me.

 

[PlatinumGold]

because kids still believe that wherever they are headed will be more fun and exciting than where they are now.

 

[Booster]

Why do children RUN everywhere they go?

And why walk? Walking is slow.

 

[FoBoT]

they have ants in their pants

 

[pillage2001]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
they have ants in their pants

lol.......kids are hyperactive.

 

[ndee]

lol, I actually really laughed while I read that cuz it's so true

 

[acidvoodoo]

walking is for suckers!

 

[Wallydraigle]

No matter how long you live from the perspective of the present moment a lifetime equals a lifetime. To a child a day is a significant segment of their lifetime, and even a few moments can seem like a long time, so they run wherever they go so that the time between activities is lessened.

Don't like that one? Okay It's an evolutionary instinct to run when young, that way the leg muscles get strengthened in preparation for a lifetime of walking errect.

Still don't like it? Fine. It's the sugar. Yeah, lots and lots of sugar.

 

[Grasshopper27]

Originally posted by: PlatinumGold
because kids still believe that wherever they are headed will be more fun and exciting than where they are now.

That is true... The 2 seconds they waste walking from the bathroom to the living room is 2 seconds less they don't get to play PlayStation!!!

Grasshopper

 

[Peetoeng]

While driving, have you caught yourself complaining or even cursing about how slow the elderlies drive? That's exactly what your children are thinking about you except they don't have the necessary vocabulary to express it or the dexterity to make gesture.

 

[MichaelD]

Hahahaha! You guys are great. Keep 'em coming!!! He's playing Madden NBA 2001 right now...or something like that...one of those NCA college games...he's good!

 

[AU Tiger]

Because they have more energy than you do in a smaller body.

 

[BillGates]

A.D.H.D.

 

[Dragnov]

Originally posted by: MichaelD
Hahahaha! You guys are great. Keep 'em coming!!! He's playing Madden NBA 2001 right now...or something like that...one of those NCA college games...he's good!

Anybody else completely confused now on what game his kid is playing? Madden NBA 2001 NCAA college. Wow, now that would be one heck of a wierd game.

 

[CurtCold]

Kids consume candy
Kids+Lots of sugar=HYPER HYPO!!!!!

 

[BurnItDwn]

Its because they can not legally drive. And also, their eyes may not see over the steering wheel, and their feet may not touch the pedals.

 

[MrPhelps]

Its because they are being chased.lo

 

[elzmaddy]

I'm going to go out on a limb and offer this:

Maybe children run because they are full of energy due to their zest for life. All they are concerned with is the present moment, and so their life is lighter, freeer and more joyful than ours. We as adults are burdened by our responsibilities and problems, and we have lost the simplicity and beauty of the present moment. We dwell in thought constantly, much of it being negative, and this drains us of that energy that appears to belong only to the youthful. Our life then becomes an enormous burden, and we don't want to run to the next place, we dread it and we move as slowly as we can. Maybe when there are those few moments when we do feel like running, we resisit the urge because we don't want other adults to think we are weird.

 

[MichaelD]

Originally posted by: elzmaddy
I'm going to go out on a limb and offer this:

Maybe children run because they are full of energy due to their zest for life. All they are concerned with is the present moment, and so their life is lighter, freeer and more joyful than ours. We as adults are burdened by our responsibilities and problems, and we have lost the simplicity and beauty of the present moment. We dwell in thought constantly, much of it being negative, and this drains us of that energy that appears to belong only to the youthful. Our life then becomes an enormous burden, and we don't want to run to the next place, we dread it and we move as slowly as we can. Maybe when there are those few moments when we do feel like running, we resisit the urge because we don't want other adults to think we are weird.

...or...it could be ^that^! Nicely worded. Who are you, Doctor Spock? You make sense though...

 

[polypterus]

Their legs are shorter.

dc

 

[eakers]

Originally posted by: dougcio
Their legs are shorter.

dc

exactly!

 

[gopunk]

because they eagerly anticipate what comes next in life... i run whenever i'm heading to something that i anticipate a lot.

 

[PeeluckyDuckee]

lol, funny thread.

Yeah, kids are pretty much worry free. A day in their life means fun and games. A day in our life means work work work and bills bills bills. They're totally care free. No expectations, very little self awareness, very little thought put into what others actually think and feel about them (at least when they're very young anyways). They can laugh away at stupid mistakes, while we look like fools making those very same mistakes. They're surrounded by loving people and are well protected. They can rely on their parents to care for them. Most parents/adults out there can only depend on themselves.

We just sometimes think too much and brings us down physically and mentally.

 

[Maverick]

Originally posted by: eakers

Originally posted by: dougcio
Their legs are shorter.

dc

exactly!

I was gonna post the same thing...they can't cover the same distance we do if they walk

 

[Aceman]

Originally posted by: dougcio
Their legs are shorter.

dc

Hmmmmm, my wife is 3 feet 22 inches and has short legs. She doesn't run unless I want sex.
:frown: