Children love movement. Regular movement activities not only help
children stay healthy, also it enhances their learning abilities and
sets a solid foundation upon which more complex movement skills are
established.
Adult used to deal with obesity but it is now
prevalent in the school age and preschool populations and is increasing
at alarming rates. Regular movement helps children decrease the chances
of becoming obese and thereby avoid disease like heart disease and
Type II Diabetes. Movement and exercise also helps them teaches them a
lifestyle to stay healthy well into adulthood.
Movement is
necessary to learning. Children use movement to learn about and explore
their environments and the properties of objects. They stimulate most
areas of the brain, especially the center responsible for maintaining
focus and paying attention when they move. It is in movement that their
brains release neurotransmitters that enhance short-term memory.
In
addition to health and learning, movement is necessary for learning new
motor skills. Through repetition a child's nervous system is changed
every time they do movement activities. Movement stimulates the nerves
in the nervous system such a way that nervous impulses pass along the
nerves with increasing speeds and efficiency. The repetition allows the
movements to be more automatic and the movements are further perfected
with each repetition.
Movement is important to the health,
education and development of children. So, help your children to affect
their future in a big way and get them moving!
Renee Madison, MA,
LPC, CSAT is a licensed counselor in Colorado. She can be reached for
appointments at 303-257-7623 or 970-324-6928.
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