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Your Health
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Let's get physically literate!
One of the main reasons children drop out of physical activity or organized sport is they do not have the fundamental skills to play with confidence. Here are some tips for helping your child learn the skills required to become active.
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Emphasis and Opportunities |
Active Start
0 to 6 years old |
Active indoor and outdoor play at home that requires a variety of body movements.
Parent and baby programs - a great opportunity for new parents to be active with their babies.
Parent and child programming focused on physical movement.
Preschooler "learn to" or "how to" community recreation programming.
FUN! |
FUNdamentals
7 to 9 years old |
Active indoor and outdoor play at home that requires a variety of body movements.
A variety of "multi-sport" or "multi-activity" non competitive community recreation programming (not specializing in one sport or activity).
Quality daily physical education programs at school - be sure your child has proper clothing and footwear for every Physical Education class.
Children's "learn to" or "how to" community recreation programming.
FUN! |
Learn to Train
9 to 12 years old |
Active indoor and outdoor play at home that requires a variety of body movements.
Developing and refining all fundamental movement skills.
Quality daily physical education programs at school - be sure your child has proper clothing and footwear for every Physical Education class.
Learning sport-specific skills for a variety of sports and activities.
Organized sport and physical activity programs (recreation and competitive). |
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About Wave
Wave is published six times a year by the Winnipeg Health Region in cooperation with the Winnipeg Free Press. It is available at newsstands, hospitals and clinics throughout Winnipeg, as well as McNally Robinson Books.
Read the January / February 2010 issue of Wave |
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