Taking risks

Parents are being told to stop being over protective and let their children take risks when they play. (Duration: 01:36)

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Parks

Thousands more children are going to parks in the North East after millions of pounds of improvements. (Duration: 02:22)

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Internet

Parents who're too afraid to let their children play outside are being told the big threat is in your own home... on the internet (Duration: 01:44)

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Safety

Only one in five children play outside on a daily basis in the North East because parents are too scared for their safety. (Duration: 01:42)

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Parents outliving children

Can you imagine the possibility YOU will outlive your children? (Duration: 01:44)

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Overweight

Would you notice if your child was overweight or even obese? (Duration: 01:47)

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Jack's story

A Sunderland teenager's been telling Real Radio how being obese was ruining his life. (Duration: 01:21)

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Fitness

A North East fitness expert says the government isn't tackling the childhood obesity crisis in the right way. (Duration: 01:25)

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Diabetes

The number of children with diabetes is increasing dramatically in the North East as more and more kids become obese. (Duration: 01:29)

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Obesity warning

Experts say ninety percent of children will be overweight or obese by the year 2050, unless we stop the epidemic. (Duration: 01:56)

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