On a recent trip to Florida, my family and I went to Sea World. It is a great park for rides and animal shows. In the young kids section, there was a climbing cargo net maze. My daughter and I go up and dive ahead.
What a crazy 15 minutes!!
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Here I am trying to keep up with my daughter through the ladders and the tunnels. At the same time, I'm giving the HEAD NOD to other adults caught in this craziness with me. At one point, one little peep squeak tells me that I'm to slow in the tunnel and to move over. So, of course I proceed to race him up to the rope swing. I am happy to report that I won but I had to stay there for a couple minutes to catch my breathe while the Peep Squeak went ahead.
I eventually manage to catch up to my daughter but she then tells me that this is actually her second time around!! In full sweat, we exit and high five each other!
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I tell you this story for two reasons:
1) Living a healthy lifestyle will allow you even more time with your kids
2) Basic body movements like climbing, crawling, running and jumping can make such a great FUN ACTIVITY. Don't tell them but its EXERCISE TOO!!
Parents, don't forget it is about having FUN and Discovery at all ages but especially the young kids.
Organized Sports are a great for young kids but more and more I feel it becomes an Adult Competition to show off their kid.
Just get back to basics. A trip to the park with playgrounds and walking/hiking trails can be more beneficial than watching a six year old hit off a tee while the other kids pick flowers, noses or their underwear.
A little over the top but the point is to just get out with your kids and help them develop their muscles and coordination skills.
Have Fun!
Coach Ramon
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