I agree with all I read, except I really liked the video games in the 80's. hahaha...
My older 3 have devices, but we regularly send them to do things that are active. They have dance classes every day, which really works them out. For the younger 2, we send them out with the neighborhood kids every morning for a couple of hours. They ride bikes, play roller hockey, play all kinds of imaginary games including soccer (just kidding, soccer is real). My son is ripped! He's 8 years old and has a freak'n 8 pack. There isn't a single one among them that is fat. In my school, I remember there being only one fat kid-and you're right, they're a dime a dozen now. I was recently talking to my family about weight issues. They told me, "Some people have medical issues and can't lose the weight." I gently reminded them there were no fat people leaving concentration camps...as evil and brutal as they were, there wasn't a single person that was fat. I don't say this to make light of the camps-they were evil, but to point out that if our bodies are regulated in what we put in them, weight can be controlled. It's amazing what exercise and diet regulation can do for a body!