{"id":11442,"date":"2020-05-11T19:31:44","date_gmt":"2020-05-11T19:31:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/cumbernauldprimary\/?p=11442"},"modified":"2020-05-11T19:31:44","modified_gmt":"2020-05-11T19:31:44","slug":"helping-your-child-to-be-active","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/cumbernauldprimary\/2020\/05\/11\/helping-your-child-to-be-active\/","title":{"rendered":"Helping your child to be ‘Active’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Helpful information on how to encourage your child to be active<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Staying active is important for our physical and mental wellbeing.<\/p>\n

Getting Outdoors\u00a0<\/strong>– currently\u00a0the government\u00a0advises\u00a0we\u00a0can go outside once a day for exercise,\u00a0providing\u00a0your household is free from coronavirus symptoms.\u00a0You and your child can go for a\u00a0local\u00a0walk, bike ride,\u00a0or\u00a0run.\u00a0 You could look out for rainbows and pictures in neighbour’s\u00a0windows. When\u00a0outdoors\u00a0you need to be very careful and keep two metres\u00a0away\u00a0from\u00a0other people\u00a0who don’t live in your home.\u00a0Make sure your child understands what two metres distance from other people means, keeping in mind your child’s age and\u00a0stage\u00a0of development. For example, show them physically what two metres\u00a0looks like by counting how\u00a0many\u00a0steps\u00a0it takes to make two metres.<\/p>\n

Staying indoors<\/strong>\u00a0– over long periods of time, this can\u00a0become boring or stressful\u00a0which can impact on\u00a0our physical\u00a0and mental wellbeing. Try to think about ways in which your family can be physically active indoors\u00a0as\u00a0well;\u00a0building\u00a0an obstacle\u00a0course, hide and seek,\u00a0dancing, helping with chores\u00a0around the house, joining\u00a0in with\u00a0The Body Coach<\/a>. Relaxation activities such as those on\u00a0\u00a0Cosmic Kids Yoga<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Calm Zone<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0will help children stay calm, active and enjoy time together with you.<\/p>\n

Keeping active minds\u00a0<\/strong>–\u00a0one way this can be achieved is through play,\u00a0fun\u00a0activities\u00a0or\u00a0games\u00a0such as\u00a0puzzles, board games,\u00a0work from school,\u00a0colouring,\u00a0playing cards, magic tricks, arts\u00a0and crafts, eye spy\u00a0etc.\u00a0Spending lots of free time indoors can be\u00a0used\u00a0as\u00a0an opportunity to start a new hobby or build on a new skill for you or your child and help add structure to the day.\u00a0For example,\u00a0involve your child in baking or learning to cook a meal, planning\u00a0a family trip for the future, completing a puzzle or\u00a0read together with your child.\u00a0This\u00a0can help you and your family connect, bond, and have fun together.\u00a0 It is important for children to experience success and receive praise and\u00a0acknowledgement\u00a0for hard work and effort.<\/p>\n

Use of Technology<\/strong>\u00a0– consider how\u00a0you\u00a0can use\u00a0screen\u00a0time\/technology in alternative ways. There is a range of resources available online for children of different ages and for parents\/carers as another way to connect and keep active. For example, you can take a virtual tour together with your child to explore museums and historical\/educational sites on\u00a0\u00a0Virtual Tours<\/a>,\u00a0access books through the\u00a0\u00a0Open Library<\/a>\u00a0 or visit zoos\u00a0across the world using the link\u00a0Zoo Live Streams<\/a>\u00a0to learn about animals, plants and insects \u00a0 Try\u00a0to have\u00a0conversations about what you\u00a0are both\u00a0seeing\u00a0to help\u00a0your child develop\u00a0their understanding and giving them a\u00a0sense of\u00a0achievement\u00a0from their\u00a0activities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Helpful information on how to encourage your child to be active Staying active is important for our physical and mental wellbeing. Getting Outdoors\u00a0– currently\u00a0the government\u00a0advises\u00a0we\u00a0can go outside once a day for exercise,\u00a0providing\u00a0your household is free from coronavirus symptoms.\u00a0You and your … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4064,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11442","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/cumbernauldprimary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11442","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/cumbernauldprimary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/cumbernauldprimary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/cumbernauldprimary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4064"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/cumbernauldprimary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11442"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/cumbernauldprimary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11442\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11444,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/cumbernauldprimary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11442\/revisions\/11444"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/cumbernauldprimary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11442"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/cumbernauldprimary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11442"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/cumbernauldprimary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11442"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}