Wednesday 17 February 2016

How Much Time Should Children Spend Outside?

 

Many folks wonder whether their kids should spend most of their time outside or just some portion of the day. There is no simple answer to that question. This article seeks to find how much time kids should spend outside. Today, children are spending less and less time outdoors, thanks to the technological gadgets.

The American Academy of Pediatrics does not prescribe any screen time for kids under 2 years old and close to 2 hours a day after age 2. Research demonstrates that for 8-16 month old youngsters, each hour of survey, infant DVD/recordings was connected with 6-8 less words learned contrasted with those that did not watch them. Research suggests that children learn best through intuitive play with guardians and through investigation of their surroundings.

Many researchers suggest that children should spend at least 2 hours straight in a commercial playground or the backyard. However, there is no time limit to the amount of time that kids can spend outdoors.

How to encourage children to go outside? Here are a few tips that you an use to encourage kids to spend time outdoors.
  • Role-model positive practices by being physically dynamic with the youngsters, both inside and outside.
  • Encourage all kids to attempt new physical exercises and react emphatically when they do.
  • Share our own particular positive encounters with physical movement and encourage discussions with the youngsters about their encounters.
  • Provide fun, drawing in physical movement day by day in lesson. Make safe hardware open in the classroom at all times (e.g. delicate balls, push pull toys, low covered pieces to hop on, and so forth.).
  • Re-direct kids to safe physical exercises or include them in examinations about what to do when security issues or different concerns arise.
  • Encourage kids to be participate in all kinds of activities.
How much time do you think kids should spend outside? How do you encourage your kids to go outside?

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