Fitness for School-Age Kids
Get your child moving! School-age kids need exercise every day to stay healthy and fit, and the best way to encourage activity is to find fun ways to play together. Topics include safety, nutrition, game and activity how-tos, and how to motivate your school-age child to be physically active.
Fitness for School-Aged Kids
Describes physical fitness basics for school-age children at home and at school. Lists suggestions for many sports and other physical activities. Also suggests ways to encourage physical play and movement in kids.
Describes physical fitness basics for school-age children at home and at school. Lists suggestions for many sports and other physical activities. Also suggests ways to encourage physical play and movement in kids.
“But I Hate Gym!”
It's a common complaint--kids often say they hate gym class. Here is a three-step method for changing their minds and helping them love, or at least tolerate, PE.
It's a common complaint--kids often say they hate gym class. Here is a three-step method for changing their minds and helping them love, or at least tolerate, PE.
How to Teach Your Child 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.
How to Start an After-School Kids' Running Club
Help school-agers add more activity to their day with an after-school kids' running club. Starting one yourself is easy to do and simple to maintain, plus you get to join in on the jogging and walking--so your fitness levels get a boost too. A kids' running club requires very little equipment and doesn't have to cost a thing.
Help school-agers add more activity to their day with an after-school kids' running club. Starting one yourself is easy to do and simple to maintain, plus you get to join in on the jogging and walking--so your fitness levels get a boost too. A kids' running club requires very little equipment and doesn't have to cost a thing.
Does Your Child Walk to School?
Does your child walk to school? Why or why not? Discuss this hotter-than-you-might expect topic.
Does your child walk to school? Why or why not? Discuss this hotter-than-you-might expect topic.
Celebrate Walk to School Day
Help your kids get healthy and help your community support safe routes to school by celebrating Walk to School Day in October. Many communities observe Walk to School Day, Week, or Month.
Help your kids get healthy and help your community support safe routes to school by celebrating Walk to School Day in October. Many communities observe Walk to School Day, Week, or Month.
Book Review: Dr. Rob's Guide to Raising Fit Kids
My review of Dr. Rob's Guide to Raising Fit Kids by Dr. Robert S. Gotlin, DO, published by DiaMedica Publishing. The book contains information for parents and coaches about sports, fitness, safety, and nutrition.
My review of Dr. Rob's Guide to Raising Fit Kids by Dr. Robert S. Gotlin, DO, published by DiaMedica Publishing. The book contains information for parents and coaches about sports, fitness, safety, and nutrition.
Teaching Kids to Effectively Exercise
The American Council on Exercise offers advice on how to help kids learn exercise routines safely.
The American Council on Exercise offers advice on how to help kids learn exercise routines safely.
7 Reasons Kids Need Recess
Movement specialist Rae Pica explains why recess really matters, for kids' health, behavior, and learning success.
Movement specialist Rae Pica explains why recess really matters, for kids' health, behavior, and learning success.
Early and Late Bloomers in Sports
Some kids show sports talent early, while others lag behind their peers. Both early and late bloomers face advantages and disadvantages that parents should know about.
Some kids show sports talent early, while others lag behind their peers. Both early and late bloomers face advantages and disadvantages that parents should know about.
The Right Amount of Sports
Is there such a thing as too much time spent playing sports? Some kids may be crossing that line, says pediatrician Gwenn O'Keefe at MomsTeam.com.
Is there such a thing as too much time spent playing sports? Some kids may be crossing that line, says pediatrician Gwenn O'Keefe at MomsTeam.com.
Resistance Training for Kids (Ages 6 to 9)
Introduce kids to external resistance, using light dumbbells, exercise bands, and light medicine balls.
Introduce kids to external resistance, using light dumbbells, exercise bands, and light medicine balls.