Fitness for Preschoolers
Little kids love to move! Find out how to channel that energy into healthy habits, and have fun together too. Topics include safety, nutrition, game and activity how-tos, and how to motivate your preschooler to be physically active.
Fitness for Preschoolers
Preschoolers need just as much daily physical activity as older kids and adults do (60 minutes a day). Lists fitness recommendations for young children and describes how they learn motor skills. Suggests physical games and activities to do with small children.
Preschoolers need just as much daily physical activity as older kids and adults do (60 minutes a day). Lists fitness recommendations for young children and describes how they learn motor skills. Suggests physical games and activities to do with small children.
Physical Activities to Build Your Preschooler's Gross Motor Skills
Even preschoolers need lots of opportunities for physical activity, both for good health and for skill-building. At this age, kids are busy developing gross motor skills—learning to use the large muscles in their legs, arms, and trunk to run, jump, throw, catch, and kick. Try these playful physical activities to help build your child's gross motor skills.
Even preschoolers need lots of opportunities for physical activity, both for good health and for skill-building. At this age, kids are busy developing gross motor skills—learning to use the large muscles in their legs, arms, and trunk to run, jump, throw, catch, and kick. Try these playful physical activities to help build your child's gross motor skills.
When Should Kids Start Swim Lessons?
Children should start swim lessons when they are developmentally ready to learn to swim. Prior to that, water readiness programs can help prepare kids for swim lessons later.
Children should start swim lessons when they are developmentally ready to learn to swim. Prior to that, water readiness programs can help prepare kids for swim lessons later.
Teach a Kid How to Ride a Bike
Describes three popular methods to teach a kid to ride a bike: using training wheels, an undersized bike, or a full-sized bike with a parent running alongside.
Describes three popular methods to teach a kid to ride a bike: using training wheels, an undersized bike, or a full-sized bike with a parent running alongside.
Parents' Tips on Helping Kids Learn to Ride a Bike
When and how did your child learn to ride a bike? Trade tips and stories with other parents.
When and how did your child learn to ride a bike? Trade tips and stories with other parents.
VTech V-Motion Active Learning System
Review of VTech's V-Motion Active Learning System, which uses a motion-sensitive controller to allow small children to play learning games while staying active. Uses V.Smile cartridges and can link to other VTech games via a V.Link jump drive.
Review of VTech's V-Motion Active Learning System, which uses a motion-sensitive controller to allow small children to play learning games while staying active. Uses V.Smile cartridges and can link to other VTech games via a V.Link jump drive.
Movement and Learning
For young children, the whole body is an avenue for exploring and growing, explains Dr. Mary Rivkin at Scholastic.com Parents.
For young children, the whole body is an avenue for exploring and growing, explains Dr. Mary Rivkin at Scholastic.com Parents.
Choosing a Music, Movement, or Art Class
Before you enroll your preschooler in a dance or fitness class, read this advice from Babyzone.
Before you enroll your preschooler in a dance or fitness class, read this advice from Babyzone.
Ease Separation Anxiety
Do you face child separation anxiety when you drop your preschooler off at the gym child care or at her dance class? Develop comforting rituals and behave confidently to ease the pain and guilt of separation anxiety.
Do you face child separation anxiety when you drop your preschooler off at the gym child care or at her dance class? Develop comforting rituals and behave confidently to ease the pain and guilt of separation anxiety.