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Tips for Working With Activity Level

group of four pre-schoolers rave to kick a ballTips for Working with a Child Who Is Very Active

Friends, Family and Home

  • Give her quieter activities to do.
  • Play safe physical games, and take walks as a family.
  • Encourage him to play outside with friends with adult supervision.
  • Let family members know when a baby is being held too long and needs to be put down.

Learning, Childcare and School

  • Let teachers know that she is an active child.
  • Ask teachers to allow him to walk around, give special jobs, etc. when your child is restless.
  • Be sure outside and/or active play time is provided daily at school.
  • Limit time in cribs, playpens and swings.

Activities and Television

  • Limit time watching television.
  • Keep her busy and moving with outside time, play and chores such as putting up his toys.
  • Help him learn to sit still when older by playing board and card games that are short.
  • Provide safe floor space for baby to roll, crawl and move around.

Guidance and Discipline

  • Watch her closely when she is near sharp objects, streets, or climbing.
  • When he is restless, have him dust furniture or run around the yard.
  • Teach her how to calm down when she is overactive, such as slow breathing or walking, or rub her back.
  • Discipline him by using an activity rather than time out.
  • Babyproof your home to protect active children.

bored, blonde-haired, blue-eyed four-year-old looks wistfully out windowTips for Working with a Child Who Is Less Active

Friends, Family and Home

  • Play quiet activities but also introduce activities that are fun and active.
  • Plan family walks and bike rides, trips to the mall and other active outings.
  • Play quiet activities such as board games or cards with your child.
  • Plan play dates for your child and his friends to become more active.

Learning, Childcare and School

  • Provide her with quieter activities such as puzzles, matching games, and play dough.
  • Use childcare programs with a low child-staff ratio to ensure he gets enough attention.
  • Ask teachers to balance her time between physical and nonphysical activities.
  • Choose a childcare program that encourages children to play actively outdoors and indoors.

Activities and Television

  • Give him art materials, small figures such as animals and building toys.
  • Limit television to less than 10 hours per week for older children, less for younger.
  • Involve her in physical play activities with other children.
  • Visit the playground often.
  • Provide infants with interactive toys that encourage movement.

Guidance and Discipline

  • Encourage him to be active but understand his need to be quiet and calm.
  • Provide active chores but also calmer ones such as folding socks or setting the table.
  • Require outside time or doing something active before or in exchange for TV time.
  • Make sure to stop and play, hold and talk to your quiet baby.

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