Train your Child’s Bilingualism while Getting Physically Fit (Part 1)

We are dwelling in an era where “good enough” is not good enough. We need to be more competitive in order to stay ahead. Our children face a massive challenge to make themselves stand out among the highly scholarly crowd. If you are in America, it is crucial that you at least understand Spanish. In this post, we will highlight how you can help your child’s bilingualism (and yours) while getting the regular dose of physical activity in a commercial playground.

Counting in Spanish

This exercise is simple. Perform a simple warm up with your kids, but instead of counting in English
Uno (oo-no), Dos (dose), Tres (trace) (move to the left)
Cuatro (kwat-ro), Cinco (sink-o), Seis (saze) (move to the right)
Siete (see-yet-eh), Ocho (och-o), Nueve (new-eh-veh) (do the twist)
Diez (dee-ace) , once (ohn-say), doce (dos-say) (clap your hands and jump)
You can gradually add the new numbers. The list of 20-100 counting in Spanish in given below:

20 veinte	30 treinta	40 cuarenta	50 cincuenta
veinte uno	treinta y uno	cuarenta y uno	cincuenta y uno
veinte dos	treinta y dos	cuarenta y dos	cincuenta y dos
veinte tres	treinta y tres	cuarenta y tres	cincuenta y tres
veinte cuatro	treinta y cuatro	cuarenta y cuatro	cincuenta y cuatro
veinte cinco	treinta y cinco	cuarenta y cinco	cincuenta y cinco
veinte seis	treinta y seis	cuarenta y seis	cincuenta y seis
veinte siete	treinta y siete	cuarenta y siete	cincuenta y siete
veinte ocho	treinta y ocho	cuarenta y ocho	cincuenta y ocho
veinte nueve	treinta y nueve	cuarenta y nueve	cincuenta y nueve

Introduce new numbers to children as they play on their outdoor playground equipment, or engage in any other physical activity.

60 sesenta	70 setenta	80 ochenta	90 noventa
sesenta y uno	setenta y uno	ochenta y uno	noventa y uno
sesenta y dos	setenta y dos	ochenta y dos	noventa y dos
sesenta y tres	setenta y tres	ochenta y tres	noventa y tres
sesenta y cuatro	setenta y cuatro	ochenta y cuatro	noventa y cuatro
sesenta y cinco	setenta y cinco	ochenta y cinco	noventa y cinco
sesenta y seis	setenta y seis	ochenta y seis	noventa y seis
sesenta y siete	setenta y siete	ochenta y siete	noventa y siete
sesenta y ocho	setenta y ocho	ochenta y ocho	noventa y ocho
sesenta y nueve	setenta y nueve	ochenta y nueve	noventa y nueve

How do you make sure that your children learn Spanish while getting physically active? Share your opinion with us through our comment section below.

Tick Tock, The Time's Running Out…

“Now, today, some children are enrolled in excellent programs. Some children are enrolled in mediocre programs. And some are wasting away their most formative years in bad programs….That’s why I’m issuing a challenge to our states: Develop a cutting-edge plan to raise the quality of your early learning programs; show us how you’ll work to ensure that children are better prepared for success by the time they enter kindergarten. If you do, we will support you with an Early Learning Challenge Grant that I call on Congress to enact.”

 – President Barack Obama, speaking to the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, March 10, 2009

Why Early Physical Education Matters a Lot?

The baby is born, and after a couple of months of hassle, you are back to your normal routine. Most parents, especially mothers make sure that their child has everything he needs, but they usually forget one of the most crucial things — physical education. You must be wondering “2-3 year olds needn’t to learn about physical education until they reach the school going age.” Some parents also avoid younger babies near outdoor playground equipment and other play structures. This is an extremely wrong practice.
It is true that younger children are at more risk of hurting themselves. However, this should not let us, parents, keep our children from keeping children away from nature or play systems.

Paving a Way for A Healthy Future

Did you know that children as young as one year old should be introduced to physical fitness exercise? Researchers suggest that small babies should be introduced to physical actions like hand and leg movements. Why this is important? According to the growing evidence from various researches, children who are introduced to physical activity in an early age are more like to adapt to an active lifestyle in contrast to the kids who grew up with digital devices.

“If you’re going to equalize the academic playing field, you’ve got to get the kids in early childhood programs.” – Paul Vallas

How to Help Kids Learn about Physical Education?

The best way to help kids learn more about physical education is through family fitness; If you get fit as a family, there’s a chance that your kids will understand the importance of physical activity from the early age. Education of any kind, whether it’s physical or academic, needs to start early in a child’s life. Make sure that develop a habit of getting physically active as a family. And it has to be something continuous, not something that you try with your kids on the weekends.
I would like to conclude this post with a renowned quote that goes something like this:

“In early childhood you may lay the foundation of poverty or riches, industry of idleness, good or evil, by the habits to which you train your children. Teach them right habits then, and their future life is safe.”– Lydia Sigourney

What do you do to keep your little angel physically fit? Is there a commercial playground equipment or a playscape, or is it just simple physical activity? Share your opinion with us through our comment section below.

Playground for Toddlers: Is it Safe?

There isn’t a moment in a day that goes by without you worrying about your child. It is okay as a parent to worry about your child, but this does not mean that you have to overprotected of your child. outdoor playground equipment comes with a promise of adventure and a threat for injuries and as a responsible parent, you have to accept both if you want to see your child physically fit.

Most parents think of hi-tech gaming devices as a safe option to keep their children safe from the outdoor injuries. But they forget that where the indoors can keep the children away from injuries, it can also keep them from nurturing their physical stature and cognitive development that require substantial physical activity.

Today, playgrounds are safer than ever, thanks to the modern day commercial playground equipment that uses harmless material to reduce the chances of equipment injuries. However, no matter how safe the equipment is, there is always a chance of injury, especially in toddlers who are unable to interpret the dangerous situations. Therefore, it is important that toddlers are accompanied by their guardians while they challenge their physical and mental abilities.

Safety is our Priority

Safety Tips for Toddlers

Consider the following tips that can help toddlers stay protected during an outside play activity.

• Make sure that the toddlers have a separate commercial playground equipment from the preschoolers. Most incidents in the playground happen when a toddler becomes a victim of a preschooler’s roughhousing.
• Make sure that your toddler plays with a plastic play structure; wooden structure can usually cause splinters.
• Makes rue that your child is dressed in comfortable clothing items ad shoes to avoid tripping and other related incidents.
• Make sure to conduct a regular inspection of the playground or play equipment to make sure there is nothing that could pose a potential risk to your child.
• Avoid trampolines; toddlers are not strong enough to keep their balance.
• Make sure that your kids ride flexible and soft swings.

Unlike preschoolers, toddlers require a little supervision in the playground, but that does not mean that you should deprive them of unstructured play, which is also important overall child development.  So, get your kid away from his playstation and introduce him to the natural fun activities that will help him develop skills for the future. 

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