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Helping Your Child Stay Fit
Would your child rather watch television and play video games all day than move an inch? Children are battling obesity and inactivity at alarming rates. ItÂ’s time to get our kids in shape now, before they face serious health problems in the future. But how?
As you can guess, the plan includes lots of fun. Any time you can add excitement and laughter into an activity, youÂ’ve got a winner. LetÂ’s take a look at some of the ways you can help your child not only become healthier, but enjoy the process!
First, plan some family nights out, and by that I mean Outdoors. Catching fireflies, passing football, even camping out in the backyard get the whole gang moving. Plus, youÂ’re making memories for a lifetime.
Secondly, kids love fun, unusual games. Check out a book of outdoor games at the library, and play some of the oddest ones. Use a tennis racket and large plastic ball for baseball, a giant exercise ball for kickball, and balloons for volleyball. The simple changes make the game more fun –sometimes downright hysterical!
Next, it’s time to look for a physical hobby – something that requires movement. Gardening’s a great one – plant giant pumpkins, King Sunflowers, grape tomatoes, mini carrots, and odd-shaped gourds for novelty. Check out a book on carpentry for kids, and let your child learn to build some simple items like birdhouses and feeders.
You may want to consider investing in one of the large, inflatable waterslides or rock climbing wall. Some of these inflatable items are surprisingly sturdy and provide hours of physical fun and exercise.
Finally, enhance your childÂ’s creativity as well by having him or her design an obstacle course in the backyard. Beware! You may have to run through it, too! But activities that provide fun and fitness for the whole family canÂ’t be beat!
Who knows? Before long you may find the video games on a shelf gathering dust. WouldnÂ’t that be a nice change of pace?
BONUS : Helping Your Child With Speech And Language Development
Speech and language skills develop at varying rates for children. Still, there are certain milestones most children reach at specific ages. Common, everyday interaction between children and those around them is the best way to boost and enhance speech and language skills. From birth, hearing is critical for children to learn and react to the world around them. An unidentified hearing loss can cause a delay in speech and language development. Consequently, it is better to identify and treat hearing loss as soon as possible.
Parents and other caregivers can do many things to encourage speech and language development and provide learning opportunities. Some examples:
• Listen and respond to your child. Acknowledge, encourage, and praise attempts to communicate.
• Talk to your child about what you are doing, what you see, what your child is doing, and what your child sees. Use language that is appropriate for your child's speech and language abilities.
• Accept mistakes as your child's speech develops. Simply repeat or expand what was said, using the correct words or sounds.
• If you don't understand what your child is saying, ask your child to repeat or help your child to rephrase.
Seek help if you suspect your child is having a speech, language, or hearing problem. An evaluation can determine whether or not a child's skills are developing normally. Certified speech-language pathologists and audiologists are educated and trained at the master's or doctoral level to evaluate communication skills and treat disorders.
The steps you take can be very important. During the first five years of life, the building blocks for lifelong communication are formed. Believing your child will "grow out of a problem" can hinder his or her ability to read, write, learn, and engage in social relationships.
Speech and language skills develop at varying rates for children. Still, there are certain milestones most children reach at specific ages. Common, everyday interaction between children and those around them is the best way to boost and enhance speech and language skills. From birth, hearing is critical for children to learn and react to the world around them. An unidentified hearing loss can cause a delay in speech and language development. Consequently, it is better to identify and treat hearing loss as soon as possible.
Parents and other caregivers can do many things to encourage speech and language development and provide learning opportunities. Some examples:
• Listen and respond to your child. Acknowledge, encourage, and praise attempts to communicate.
• Talk to your child about what you are doing, what you see, what your child is doing, and what your child sees. Use language that is appropriate for your child's speech and language abilities.
• Accept mistakes as your child's speech develops. Simply repeat or expand what was said, using the correct words or sounds.
• If you don't understand what your child is saying, ask your child to repeat or help your child to rephrase.
Seek help if you suspect your child is having a speech, language, or hearing problem. An evaluation can determine whether or not a child's skills are developing normally. Certified speech-language pathologists and audiologists are educated and trained at the master's or doctoral level to evaluate communication skills and treat disorders.
The steps you take can be very important. During the first five years of life, the building blocks for lifelong communication are formed. Believing your child will "grow out of a problem" can hinder his or her ability to read, write, learn, and engage in social relationships.
