{"id":2652,"date":"2013-08-29T09:02:41","date_gmt":"2013-08-29T13:02:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/?p=2652"},"modified":"2013-09-10T23:17:18","modified_gmt":"2013-09-11T03:17:18","slug":"active-for-life-the-importance-of-physical-literacy-for-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/active-for-life-the-importance-of-physical-literacy-for-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"Active for Life. The importance of physical literacy for kids"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I don&#8217;t like to preach (much), but there&#8217;s some things that I am passionate about.\u00a0 One of those things is being active.\u00a0 I&#8217;m definitely not the most active person on the planet but I try to keep\u00a0fit in one form or another.\u00a0 Whether it&#8217;s ensuring I go for decent walks daily, run-around with my children or go for a workout, I do my part to maintain a healthy lifestyle.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s why I strongly believe in <a href=\"http:\/\/activeforlife.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">Active For Life&#8217;s <\/a>message;\u00a0the importance of having physically active kids.\u00a0 Their slogan of Physical Literacy is simple yet often overlooked.\u00a0 Our society places a high value on\u00a0literacy (as it should), but why should we place a lower value on physical literacy?\u00a0 Shouldn&#8217;t we be teaching our\u00a0kids, from a very young age,\u00a0the importance and positive impact being active can have on our lives?\u00a0 Personally, I believe we should.<a href=\"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Active-For-Life-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2693\" alt=\"Active For Life 1\" src=\"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Active-For-Life-1-1024x1024.jpg\" width=\"584\" height=\"584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Active-For-Life-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Active-For-Life-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Active-For-Life-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Active-For-Life-1.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Active for Life provides parents with resources\u00a0to learn about activities for kids.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/activeforlife.ca\/kids-skills-builder\/\" target=\"_blank\">Activities are organized by age and gender<\/a>, so parents can find fun and engaging ways of making sure their children get the recommended daily amount of physical activity.<a href=\"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/active-for-life-4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2699\" alt=\"active for life 4\" src=\"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/active-for-life-4.png\" width=\"368\" height=\"418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/active-for-life-4.png 368w, https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/active-for-life-4-264x300.png 264w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 368px) 100vw, 368px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Activities for toddlers are aimed at the development of fundamental movement skills, while activities for children build on the fundamentals to establish more complex sport skills that can be used to play any number of sports and activities. Exercises for kids enhance their physical development. In the early stages of child growth, early childhood development is dependent on appropriate exercises for children. Because kids play is good for kids health.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/active-for-life-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2694\" alt=\"active for life 2\" src=\"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/active-for-life-2-1024x512.jpg\" width=\"584\" height=\"292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/active-for-life-2-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/active-for-life-2-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a>At a recent event I attended, I spoke with one of the founders of Active for Life.\u00a0 She gave me some great quick tips that I could implement while I&#8217;m out and about with my son.\u00a0 For example, while I&#8217;m in a checkout line\u00a0with my toddler, I can ask him to see how long he can stand on one foot.\u00a0 It&#8217;s a game and a challenge, both of which he loves.\u00a0 What he doesn&#8217;t know, is that he&#8217;s being active.\u00a0 Specifically, he&#8217;s practicing his balance skill.\u00a0 My 6-month old isn&#8217;t left out of being active either.\u00a0 While he can&#8217;t be as active as my 3 year-old, there&#8217;s some fundamental movement skills that he can\u00a0 develop (i.e. crawling\u00a0by providing him with adequate tummy time).<a href=\"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/active-for-life-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2695\" alt=\"active for life 3\" src=\"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/active-for-life-3-1024x1024.jpg\" width=\"584\" height=\"584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/active-for-life-3-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/active-for-life-3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/active-for-life-3-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/active-for-life-3.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I strongly encourage you to check out Active for Life&#8217;s website (<a href=\"http:\/\/activeforlife.ca\/\">http:\/\/activeforlife.ca\/<\/a>).\u00a0 They have some awesome creative and unique activities that you can do with your kids, most from the comfort of your home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I don&#8217;t like to preach (much), but there&#8217;s some things that I am passionate about.\u00a0 One of those things is being active.\u00a0 I&#8217;m definitely not the most active person on the planet but I try to keep\u00a0fit in one form or another.\u00a0 Whether it&#8217;s ensuring I go for decent walks daily, run-around with my children [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"footnotes":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"@activeforlife The importance of physical literacy for kids & why it's never too early to start http:\/\/wp.me\/p3dEqj-GM","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[1343,924,406,124,5309,137227202],"tags":[137227182,137227178,137227181,137227179,137227180],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v21.7 (Yoast SEO v22.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Active for Life. 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