Summer, glorious summer.

Time to dig in the sand,

gulp from the hose, play at the park,

and leap with joy unless you're a kid.

In which case, find yourself a comfy sofa

and a dark quiet room and settle in.

This is the season your parents are bombarded

with the kind of warnings previously associated

with incoming torpedoes.

The basic message?

Don't have fun.

It's too dangerous.

Remember when digging in the sand at the beach

was a fun activity for young children,

asks the website Kids Travel Doc.

Sorry.

No more.

Based on recent findings only with lots of do's and don'ts

is frallicking in the sand a healthy activity.

The blog's author, Carl Newman of the American Academy

of Pediatrics, lays out his own don'ts.

Studies show that children playing in the sand

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