| Health situation of children in America | | | | tell. According to the recent data, the fact |
| nowadays leaves much to be desired. And the | | | | that both parents are involved actively in |
| main reason of this is not the natural | | | | sports and healthful way of living in general |
| environment polution aggravation or genetic | | | | does not mean that their offspring are as |
| problems but our own vagueness and inability | | | | much active if active at all. Maybe being too |
| to raise in our kids love for physical | | | | busy with their own fitness program or |
| activities and sports. | | | | whatever, they leave their kids' physical |
| The American nation on the whole faces a | | | | activity life up to school staff.On the other |
| very serious problem at present. It is | | | | hand, if youngsters are forced to take |
| obesity.Now matter how much time adults spend | | | | physical training, they are more likely too |
| in the gym, it will not change the situation | | | | ignore physical activities when they are |
| much till we do not pay attention to the need | | | | grown up. This issue is to be taken care of |
| of physical activity for our children who are | | | | with great delicacy, first of all on the |
| going to track the risk factor from childhood | | | | parents' part who must choose playful form of |
| to adolescence and, finally, adulthood. The | | | | exercising to encourage their kids to be |
| problem of nation's overweight is to be dealt | | | | active. Playing in the backyard with kids or |
| with starting with the youngest | | | | even fooling around with them in the house |
| representatives of our society.The American | | | | can become an excellent alternative to the |
| children, one in eight being obese, are on | | | | bring and, unfortunately, useless physical |
| the verge of such health outcomes as | | | | training classes. And short 5-10 minutes |
| diabetes, cardiovascular disease, | | | | active breaks during a day will give your kid |
| hypertension. And this are only a few to | | | | necessary 30 minutes activity a day. In |
| mention. This is dangerous as unhealthy | | | | addition, do the following to support your |
| children will grow up into unhealthy adults. | | | | children: |
| So far, the effort of the officials to | | | | |
| promote physical actibvities in children has | | | | - don't hesitate to tell a kid again and |
| not brought evident results. On the contrary, | | | | again and again that he is really good at |
| countless social, cultural and environmental | | | | this or that activity |
| factors have caused the increase of sedentary | | | | |
| life style in children.The public opinion | | | | - encourage regular physical activity no |
| poll's results are sad and clear: the | | | | matter where a child is: at home, school, |
| children at present prefer watching | | | | etc. |
| television and playing video games to going | | | | |
| for sports. The hours kids spend on this | | | | - give preference to the activities that the |
| useless pastime reach up to 25-27 a week. | | | | child enjoys and never force him. |
| Average kid though spends only 14 minutes a | | | | |
| day on physical activity!And we cannot blame | | | | - Don't forget about the individual approach |
| them as our schools are very poor at | | | | and choose an activity adequate for a |
| providing children with sufficient physical | | | | childThe significant effect can be achieved |
| training.Of course, there are physical | | | | only if the measures are taken by all the |
| education classes at school. But however | | | | institutions related to a child, that is as |
| ridiculous it might sound, they are more into | | | | much by an educational institution as by a |
| theory rather than drawing kids into physical | | | | family. And as earlier we start the physical |
| activity (sports). It feels for teachers and | | | | education of a child in the full meaning of |
| instructors together with parents more safe | | | | these words, as better the result will be. |
| for children's safety. And lack of play | | | | So, promoting physical education in primary |
| grounds is another negative factor.To achieve | | | | school must become an every-day life issue.In |
| sufficient results every parent, teacher and | | | | conclusion, it is necessary to underline that |
| all the agencies and persoanlities involved | | | | to sustain health of the nation children must |
| this way or that should show team approach do | | | | have adequate conditions for sport and |
| his/her best to: | | | | physical activities in general. And |
| | | | traditional models of physical training are |
| - limit time children spend on watching TV | | | | proved to be ineffective, therefore, are to |
| and playing computer games | | | | be substituted for modern ways to encourage |
| | | | love for healthy living. Children and their |
| - to raise kids' interest in active games by | | | | families must kept informed about al the |
| playing with them during recess at school and | | | | progressive innovations in physical activity |
| physical education classes | | | | and stimulated to make them part of their |
| | | | routine. This measures will serve to awake |
| - take measures to assure the kids' health | | | | healthy behaviors in our children which is so |
| and life are safe during the physical | | | | needed to improve the health situation in the |
| activityRole of the parents in raising | | | | country.You can read more at kids health |
| interest for physical activity in their | | | | articles. |
| children is under question the social quests | | | | |