Too many kids, school is a bore. It is repetitive and after a few weeks, many kids fall into a funk. They do the same things and follow the same routine every day, and most of the time this routine does not include adequate exercise. Kids tend to sleep, sit on the computer, play video games, or other inactive things in their free time. This leads to obesity and other health problems. It is up to their parents to break the habits and most don’t know how. Using a few tips and tricks, you can ensure that you’re kid is healthy and active, even during the school year.
One way to get kids to exercise is to make it bonding time. Many kids long for individual bonding time with their parents, and this can be fulfilled through exercise. Play games with them, jump rope with them, play tag with them, or any other activities that allow the two of you to bond through exercise. This will not only be a rewarding experience for them, but it will also allow you to be closer to your child.
Another way to make your kids exercise more is to give incentive to electronics. Make a limit to how much time they can spend playing electronics, and make specifications to when and what they can play. This allows them to value their resting time more, and to be more conscious of how much time they spend playing games. This way, they will spend more time exercising, and less time playing mind-numbing games.
A third way to make your kids exercise more is to reward them for exercise. Keeping a chart of when and how they exercise will help make them more conscious of their habits. Reward them with their favorite meal or a trip to the movies if they exercise every day for two weeks. This will give them something to look forward to, and a reason to exercise even on days where they feel especially lazy.
All of these tricks should help your kids to exercise more. Based on the psychology of your kid, and the rewards they like best, different approaches may work for different people. Try all of these tactics, and see which works best for you. If you follow these guidelines, your kid will be off the couch and in the backyard in no time.