And these kids are taken to the forts, railways and ferry rides plenty of times thanks to class field trips, camps and after-school care. It gets boring if you have been going there at least 3 times a year, every single year since preschool. I actually feel very sorry for the kids younger than me because Bermuda starts becoming very boring once you become a teenager. And don’t say parents need to do more with their kids because in my case parents did plenty with me. But every teenager goes through the phase of wanting to go everywhere with their friends. But that’s no fun if there is nowhere fun to go.

My cousins are away living US and when they grew up my aunt use to buy them annual passes to Six Flags. Here kids were never bored because that is where they went everyday after school! I don’t see why having a mini waterpark/amusement park would be a problem. Or even a big arcade space would be fun.

Another big problem is older people complaining about the young ones in their neighbourhood. I remember when I was younger we use to race down the hills on our bikes and play football or cricket in the street, hang from trees like monkeys but there was always that neighbour that complained about us and if we did not stop when they asked they called the police.

And P.S Don’t hate on Dora! That’s my girl. Vamonos!

Start there maybe?

The schools, BYSP, BRFU, football clubs, swim clubs, cricket clubs all offer sports which teach team building and give kids badly-needed exercise.
Not athletic? How about Brownies, Cub Scouts, Sea Cadets, Boys Brigade, Young Life? They offer a safe place for kids to meet and have fun.
Water park? Who needs them?! Have you seen our AWESOME beaches??!!
Want something thrilling? Try mountain biking through Spittal Pond or other parks…FUN!! Even WALKING through them is interesting. Exploring the forts, railway trails, Dockyard… take a ferry somewhere for no reason, so many ideas.

I grew up here. With a push bike and a fishing line I could keep myself entertained all summer.

All of these things are free or much cheaper than an amusement park.

Parents just need to be creative and spend time with their children, not rely on Mickey Mouse or Dora the Explorer to raise them.

And to the other stuff in your statement I think it’s sad that the teacher would be upset at what your child said which is true. Hat off to you for teaching your children to have an understanding of what they see and hear. I’m honestly taken back by that story n impressed I hope my child will stand up when they hear and see things that conflict with there understanding of a subject.

These kids need to be better educated about drugs. Teachers should bring in volunteer ex addicts to tell their story to kids & show them how drugs have affected their teeth & features. No kid wants their teeth to fall out or their skin to turn pasty & patchy due to drugs. This would be a good deterrent.

It’s important for kids to study & read but they shouldn’t be pushed to do it every waking hour. Your comment about riding a goped drunk has such a prejudice connotation. I bet you think all the skater kids that go around Bermuda trying to find some nice verts because there are no skate parks here are all on drugs.

Their will be casinos & luxury hotels built here through government initiative long before any type of child amusement is decided to be built.

Government keeps talking about needing some major construction plans for the future. How about some sort of amusement park? Sadly there are too many nay sayers here that think its more of a thrill to get fall down drunk then go on a water slide or roller coaster.

I do agree that the explanation of drugs in school here is not thorough. My children when 9 were taught in school that drugs are something you take that is bad for you & medicine was something that you take when your sick. The teacher was upset when one of my children said “but medicine is a drug”. The teacher was mad that they were contradicted with the truth. The teacher got more crossed when my child raised their hand a second time to the teacher who kept saying the word weed & asked, “do you mean cannabis?”

My children have been taught at an age earlier than 9 about drugs & they understood & still do. We have gone as far as to show images of addicts to them at their rock bottom stage so they can see the horrible effects. This has scared them out of any peer pressure that comes their way.

There is nothing to do in bermuda.

Can’t ride a razor scooter through the city…

Southampton mini-put is run down/boring…(mind you, the frogs make for an interesting obstacle)

Can’t ride a goped scooter anywhere; don’t even try drinking and driving one…

No child-friendly places in bermuda. Remember sparkies…

I’m sure others can add to the list.

We need more child-friendly events! catering to each age bracket, up to 18.

These surveys are so inaccurate. The children are too young to understand the questions. It distresses me that no one in the research department are considering these inaccuracies when they give the results to the Minister to read publicly. We mustn’t rely on one survey – any researcher should know that.