Do you have a 4-year-old full of energy? I know what it's like to have one who literally is jumping up and down for no reason (ahem, time to use up that energy!). Sports are a great way to get their mind and body moving and developing and did you know that kids this age need three hours of physical activity a day! I know I didn't do "traditional" exercises when I was a 4-year-old, but it's actually never too young to start. By starting early (in a fun way) kids start building a love for exercise that lasts a lifetime! When it comes to exercises 4-year-olds, it’s important to remember two things: Give them a variety of movement Keep...
Top 10 Sports Toys For Toddlers (2021) | pickupsports.co We’ve ranked our Top 10 Sports Toys for Toddlers 2021! Here at pickupsports.co we come across a lot of sports toys! When it comes to your little toddlers or pre-K kids, there is an endless option of toys for boys and girls. Rather than pick something a 3 year old will use once and then forget, start exploring some of our top toddler toys that will help them get active and improve skills! These also make perfect birthday presents for toddlers. While choosing the right and best sports toys for boys or girls may be a challenging task, it is important to put time and effort in doing so. Toys are...
Children are so inclined to spend most of their time playing games on smartphones or watching videos on the internet, that it's getting tougher to pull them away. There are so many kids who rarely leave their rooms or home and engage in physical activities. With schooling ending at 2:30 pm, these kids have anywhere between 4-6 hours left in their day. As parents, engaging your kids in healthy physical activities and spending some time outdoors is an excellent idea, but sometimes easier said than done! There are a number of games and activities they can do; from band-aid tag to duck duck goose to jump roping. In order for children to develop into healthy adults, they need to jump, walk,...
Choosing the right sport for young kids age 3, 4, 5 or 6 can seem like a shot in the dark. But the truth is, you don't have to pick just one sport. At this age, kids are still developing their motor control skills and building their strength and functionality. What they are good at now can change drastically in as little as a year. Research has shown that the key for this age is just early introduction. That means, introduce them to a variety of sports just for fun! Help them learn all about it and help them develop their motor control and ball control skills. To help you understand if your child is ready for sports, our expert advisors helped...
We're on a mission to make sports accessible for everyone and that mission took us to the NBC 11 Alive Studios in Atlanta to discuss youth sports, mom schedules and parenting with Cara Kneer on her show The Water Break.
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The holidays are upon us. It’s time for school break and the kids are home. It’s too cold for the kids to play outside. It can be hard to find healthy ways to keep the kids entertained and active. They have a lot of pent up energy and need an outlet. As a parent, you want to ensure that these holidays act a ladder in your child’s growth instead of transforming them into a lazy lad. Thinking of ways to keep your child productively engaged can be a task in itself. You might browse the Internet or ask your friends who have kids of similar age. No matter which way you try, the process of finding the right indoor activities...
With elementary school days ending pretty early (2:30 pm where we are!), and fewer kids just playing outside for fun, it’s pretty much assumed these days that kids will be signed up for multiple fun fitness activities in order to avoid boredom, unlike how it was 20 years ago. Besides helping the kids to get rid of their boredom, they play a crucial role in keeping the kids fit and active and see the world with bright eyes. After all, can there be a better combination than fun and fitness? It is difficult to find the rewarding benefits of fun fitness activities. There are endless options of sports, music, art, stem/coding, drama, extra math, and reading, foreign languages, the list...
There has been a lot of data showing that Americans, particularly young children are becoming more obese and sedentary. A recent study just came out showing 1 in 5 US adolescents are pre-diabetic. This is a public health crisis and proper diet and exercise is the most beneficial way to control it. As a parent, it can be a daunting task, particularly when it is cold outside, to try to encourage your child to exercise. To help you, we've put together some tips: 1. Be spontaneous and a role model This goes and hand in hand. There are days when I just want to sit on the couch just like my kid, but instead I tell my 6-year-old, let's go race! Sometimes it's a...
This is a guest post by Jess Silver Jess Silver is a Medical Writer, Editor and Researcher with a diverse academic and professional background related to Communications and knowledge translation of medical conditions, and fitness promotion. She is also the Executive Director, and Founder of a Non-Profit Organization for fitness and sport promotion as an avenue for disability and injury management, called Flex for Access. http://www.flexforaccess.ca/ She is proud to be working collaboratively with Pickup Sports. Understanding the universal language of health literacy Every one of us is different. Those differences are evident since childhood; from unique interests, to skills and ways that we retrain information. Because of this fact, some may believe that engaging in fitness and sport is not possible, important,...
