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60,00% <br />50.00% <br />40,00% <br />30,00% <br />20,00% <br />10.00% <br />0,00% <br />■ CENCUS 1990 <br />Families without <br />children <br />Family Type Trends <br />■ CENCUS 2000 ■ ACS 2007 ■ CENCUS 7fl f 2017 <br />GOO\,0 <br />ACS 2017 <br />Lived alone <br />Married Families <br />with children <br />without children <br />.r Lived alone <br />• Married Families with <br />children <br />• Non -family households <br />• Unmarried families with <br />children <br />interests and wellbeing. Age groups are frequently utilized <br />as a means to classify programs in a way to account for these <br />changes proceed through development. Age categories can <br />be broken down into the following: 1-5 years, preschool; <br />6-12, youth; 13-18, teen; 19-54 adult; and 55+, senior. <br />Recreational play is a necessity in the early <br />development of youth. It helps develop the emotional, social, <br />cognitive and physical aspects of life for children that they <br />Ikon -family Unmarried families <br />households with children <br />will carry with them throughout their life. This is especially <br />important now with the newest generations seeing an <br />exponential increase of screen time in youth, impacting their <br />development. In Ramsey about 40% of households have <br />children. Those under 5 were 7.12% of the population from <br />2013-2017 (ACS). <br />Time spent outdoors in childhood is rapidly <br />diminishing, as are the benefits children receive from it. <br />This decreased time recreating in nature can contribute to <br />a more sedentary lifestyle that will follow youth through <br />adulthood (Bento, Dias/ Porto Biomed Journal Cite). Biologist <br />E.O.Wilson, notes that children are naturally "biophilic"- or <br />drawn towards wildlife and to the outdoors. Children have <br />a natural affinity for environmental education, making it an <br />effective springboard for the inclusion of many other areas <br />of study and the development of critical life skills (Mann & <br />Hensley, 2002). Children between the ages of 5 and 14 are <br />14.94% of Ramsey's population. This proportion of the <br />population can benefit from recreation opportunities as they <br />provide positive self-esteem, healthy lifestyles and develop <br />skills for a successful adulthood. Section X will speak more on <br />the impacts of recreation on the development of youth. <br />