How to Get Kids More Physically Active at PreSchool?

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How to Get Kids More Physically Active at
PreSchool?
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How to Get Kids More Physically Active at
PreSchool?

• Over the years, varied content creators on the
  internet and TV are making various exciting
  content for the kids to learn better - but that
  also means it is changing how kids spend their
  time today. It is no secret that screen time has
  increased significantly in young children, teens
  and adults in some cases. Reports from the U.S.
  Department of Health and Human Services state
  that children under 6 years of age are spending
  more screen time (2-3 hours) than is recommended
  daily.
• This report also helps us understand why child
  obesity is rising today. So many children have to
  be forced in preschools or by parents at home to
  play outside or have adequate physical
  activities. Do you fear you will face the same
  with your children? Well, its time to take
  control of this as early as possible and help
  your kids build habits to be more physically
  active.

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1. Help them in an active morning routine

• Make a habit of getting them moving right after
  they wake up. Consider physical activities like
  running, exercising, or a simple morning walk in
  the fresh air. These activities will help your
  child wake up their body and mind, making them
  ready for the day ahead - at school or home.
• You can try doing the same along with them
  instead of being lazy after waking up, and you
  will experience the difference first-hand.

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2. Include physical activities in daily routines

• Incorporating even small physical activities into
  daily routines will go a long way. For example,
  if your kid takes the bus or van to school, you
  can make a habit of riding a bike to school
  instead. Of course, this will work only well if
  the school isn't far from your residence.
• But if riding bikes to school is not an option,
  ride bikes to nearby grocery stores and take your
  kids with you. Although the same would also work
  if you just set aside time for riding bikes, even
  a few meters every morning or evening.

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3. Set Aside Time for Playtime

• Playtime is not about killing time when you do
  not overdo it. Especially for children, there
  should be a dedicated time for playing games or
  enjoying playtime. You can invest in some playing
  toys or other items so that the routine every day
  doesnt get monotonous. You can also include
  activities that can be done outside because
  getting fresh air and the sun is a part of being
  physically active.

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4. Make Physical Activity a Family Affair

• If the whole family starts working on physical
  activities, it will make your kids feel like its
  a practice that important in life in general. And
  not something that they must do it alone without
  knowing the positive impact. Kids, anyway, copy
  more than they listen to logic or sense. Kids
  learn most things from parents, and if you are
  doing it, they will be up for it too.

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5. Limit Screen Time

• Screentime is one of the reasons kids and parents
  are thinking less and less about being physically
  active. Earlier, parents used to attempt to get
  them engaged in physical activities when they
  could not tend to them or engage with them all
  hours of the day. While keeping a kid busy with
  screens today makes it extremely easy, parents
  also forget the importance of physical activities.

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Conclusion

• Preschools like Rise Montessori Nursery, a
  preschool in Pinner, provide various activities
  throughout the day with which the children have
  quality active time together. As a result, both
  playing and learning through physical activities
  are balanced equally.

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