Organized youth sports that promote life-long healthy habits are a great alternative to TV and video games. Its time to get our nations children off the couch and move them onto the playing field!
We all know that exercise helps us maintain a healthy weight but it also has many hidden benefits! Read on to determine if youth sports are the answer for your child.
Does your child struggle with self esteem? Children who exercise often have a more positive self image. Research indicates that exercise reduces stress, depression and anxiety. Not only do children look healthier, they feel healthier!
Do you know your child's friends? There is no easier way to monitor who your child is with and what they are doing! Organized sports allow children the opportunity to meet other kids with similar goals and interests. These friendships are almost always supervised by coaches and parents.
Does your child work well with others? Children quickly learn that teamwork is essential to their success. They identify strengths in their peers and find ways to untilize those strengths to acheive their common goal. They learn that it is to their benefit to stop and help a teammate develop a skill and become mentors their peers.
Research has proven that children that participate in organized sports have greater academic success. Additionally, they are less likely to get involved in drugs and alcohol.
Parents this is a win win situation! Organized sports are a great way for Children to develop important life skills that will have lasting effects both physically,mentally, cognatively and socially. As a bonus, parents have the piece of mind of knowing where their children are and who they are with! - 16650
We all know that exercise helps us maintain a healthy weight but it also has many hidden benefits! Read on to determine if youth sports are the answer for your child.
Does your child struggle with self esteem? Children who exercise often have a more positive self image. Research indicates that exercise reduces stress, depression and anxiety. Not only do children look healthier, they feel healthier!
Do you know your child's friends? There is no easier way to monitor who your child is with and what they are doing! Organized sports allow children the opportunity to meet other kids with similar goals and interests. These friendships are almost always supervised by coaches and parents.
Does your child work well with others? Children quickly learn that teamwork is essential to their success. They identify strengths in their peers and find ways to untilize those strengths to acheive their common goal. They learn that it is to their benefit to stop and help a teammate develop a skill and become mentors their peers.
Research has proven that children that participate in organized sports have greater academic success. Additionally, they are less likely to get involved in drugs and alcohol.
Parents this is a win win situation! Organized sports are a great way for Children to develop important life skills that will have lasting effects both physically,mentally, cognatively and socially. As a bonus, parents have the piece of mind of knowing where their children are and who they are with! - 16650
About the Author:
Jennifer Dumas is the mother of 2 and a dedicated SPORTS MOM . She is the owner of sportsmomboutique.com a website specializing in made to orderstylishapparel for the mom who is her child's BIGGEST fan!
