British children don't climb trees anymore. They play video games. And it's putting them in hospital. Which trees used to do. Those are the fascinating results of a statistics released by British newspaper The Daily Mail.

In 2006, 577 British kids ended up in hospital for RSI (Repetitive strain injury), a figure 35% higher than in 1999. The idea is that this could be due to kids spending more time on video games, and less falling perilously out of trees, since tree-related injuries are down 36%

I don't get their angle. Are they pro-tree? The kids are playing and ending up in hospital, can't we just be happy that's still the case and get on with our lives? Luke Plunkett

PlayStation generation that will never climb a tree [Daily Mail]

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