Active Play Time

By encouraging active play from the get go, you are laying the foundation for a healthy active lifestyle.  Shift away from the using the term physical activity and focus on active play time instead.  Its never to early to start!  Here are some tips to get your little ones active:

• Give babies tummy time can practice gain the neck and back strength to start cruising.
  
• Give babies plenty of time on a blanket to reach, stretch, scoot and explore their surroundings.
• Take infants and toddler for walks.  Even if they're not walking, they're exploring the outdoors.
• Join a play group.  Check out our community calendar for groups in your community.
• Turn off the TV and Tune into Life. 

Helpful Websites

Fitness Beginnings

check out this website for music cds that are sure to get your little ones moving 

http://www.fitnessbeginnings.com/musical-play.html

Children & Nature Network

The Children & Nature Network (C&NN) was created tp encourage and support the people and organizations working to reconnect children with nature.

http://www.childrenandnature.org/

Moving & Learning

Children need to move! Not just for the sake of their physical selves, but also for social, emotional and cognitive development. Movement benefits the whole child. If you’re a parent, caregiver, teacher, or health professional living or working with children birth to eight, you can promote fitness, self-esteem, self-confidence, learning, and a lot more 

http://www.movingandlearning.com/