Infants should interact with caregivers in daily physical activities that are dedicated to movement and exploring this.
What is their environment?
100
Toddlers should engage in at least this many minutes of structured physical activity throughout each day.
What is 30 minutes?
100
This is a great object for infants and toddlers to promote gross motor skills. They can be rolled, thrown or kicked.
What is a ball?
100
The foundation of body image is formed by this age.
What is 6?
100
Children as young as this have found to be concerned with dieting.
What is 5?
200
Physical activities for infants can be as simple as encouraging _______ time.
What is tummy?
200
Toddlers should engage in at least this many minutes of UNstructured physical activity each day.
What is 60 minutes?
200
For infants, this allows them to reach up for objects, grasp toys and kick at items.
What is an activity mat/gym?
200
Parents and caregivers can focus on serving these, instead of talking about dieting or fat.
What are healthy meals and snacks?
200
Most young children who have poor body images are this.
What is overweight?
300
This activity has multiple benefits, including improvement of strength, coordination, movement, balance and socialization. It usually happens around 9 months.
What is crawling?
300
Toddlers should not be sedentary or inactive for more than this many minutes at a time, unless they are sleeping or resting.
What is 60 minutes?
300
Many of these encourage movement, such as dancing, building, sledding, gardening, or other sports. You can read them during story time.
What are books?
300
Promoting this makes children feel competent about their physical abilities.
What is physical activity?
300
In one survey, six-year-olds perceived this as bad and described their peers who were this as lazy, sloppy, dirty and stupid.
What is fat?
400
Physical activity can help prevent ____________ delays in infants.
What is developmental?
400
If inside, this is an activity that toddlers can do to explore the many ways their body can move. (Hint: Hokey Pokey)
What is dancing?
400
Toddlers love to imitate and help. Encouraging them to participate in this, such as sweeping, keeps them active and makes them feel important.
What are household chores?
400
Limit this activity for children. It will encourage them to be more active and appreciate what their body is capable of.
What is screen time?
400
Many young children are exposed to unrealistic portrayals of male and female bodies in toys, books and these.
What are cartoons/tv shows?
500
The National Association for Sport and Physical Education guidelines state that infants should not be placed in settings such as these for long periods of time as it restricts their movements.
What are exersaucers, swings, walkers or strollers?
500
This piece of playground equipment is great for building strength for your toddler, but you will probably need to help them.
What are monkey bars?
500
This is one of the best tools for young children as it can be a big promoter of physical activity and children will often imitate.....
What are parents?
500
Compliment your toddler on their efforts, talents, accomplishments and values rather than on this.
What are their looks?
500
This game aimed at 3-5 year olds has undergone a
"makeover" over the years where the female characters (Princess Lolly and Queen Frostine) now have smaller waistlines, fuller lips and bigger, brighter eyes.