Finally, it's semester break time in schools. At the end of the education period, which lasts approximately 4 months, children will have a 2-week rest period. When it comes to semester break, watching television and playing computer games for long periods of time comes to mind. However, during the holiday period, parents have the responsibility of directing their children to an activity and ensuring that it continues.
If we ask why sports are important for children, we actually need to count many positive effects. Physical activity habits acquired especially in childhood continue in older ages. The age of starting sports is very important in gaining sports habits.
Research has shown that both physiological and spiritual development is better in children who do sports. To explain these briefly, the muscle development, flexibility, endurance and body composition of children who engage in regular physical activity are positively affected. The skill levels of these children are better than their peers.
Especially in children with regular sports habits, discipline, improvement in planning ability and, as a result, success in school lessons are observed. Success in sports activities provides the ability to set goals, aim for the goal and be successful in later periods of life. At the same time, success provides the child with self-confidence. This gives the child a personality that leads a determined, safe and independent life.
By doing sports, children get away from the stress in their lives and make easy friendships with other children. Regular sports activities and competitions improve the child's reasoning ability.
In the light of this information, what exercises should we do for children? The earliest age for a child to start sports and regular exercises, especially sports such as gymnastics and swimming, is around 4-5 years of age. 5 years old is a very suitable period to start sports. However, since the child's need for play is at a high level during this period, more prominent sports activities should be chosen. Work that causes children to become overtired will negatively affect their spiritual and mental development as well as their physical development. Intense competition programs disrupt the child's balance and hinder his development. The types of contests that everyone will win for a reason are supportive and It is encouraging. The remnants of the resentments at these ages are carried to older ages.
The school period is the period when the positive contributions of sports are experienced most intensely. As the child's sexual identity is formed, he/she hangs out with friends of the same gender. It is in a physically and spiritually balanced period. Children in this age group can participate in tennis, skiing at the age of 8-9, football, volleyball, basketball and fencing at the age of 10, and speed running, jumping, archery, long-distance running, water polo and rowing at the age of 11-12; After the age of 13, sports activities such as weightlifting, boxing and karate can be started.
There are some situations that need to be taken into consideration in children who do sports. Especially parents should not forget that sports activities in children are a game and entertainment purpose. Excessive motivation can cause reluctance and injuries in children. However, if children have long-lasting muscle pain, the sport branch is not suitable for the child's age and physical development, and sports are performed on the appropriate ground with the right equipment, the risk of sports injury increases.
Let's not forget that the most beneficial exercise in children is Exercise regularly. For this purpose, activities that children like and can do regularly will help them gain regular sports habits.
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