This book provides help to parents and teachers children in preschool and kindergarten, both at home and in the classroom, teaching exercising. Two p...moreThis book provides help to parents and teachers children in preschool and kindergarten, both at home and in the classroom, teaching exercising. Two problems face children's exercises. One is that parents are generally afraid of letting their young children go outside even in the backyard by themselves to play. No matter where one goes in residential communities in cities in the United States one cannot find any children outside in yards or on the streets. This seems to stem from television reports that stress murders, kidnapping, and rape from anywhere that it occurs throughout the country. Parents cannot be expected to expose their children to the many events that take place even though the probability of it happening in their yard is exceptionally small. Are these reports on the TV a public service or not? In a way it is, but it most certainly provides frightening evidence that it is not safe to let kids play outside even in the yard. Even kids that take the bus to and from school are met at the school bus stop by parents to drive them a few blocks home, again to protect them from would-be criminals.. Another problem is that parents generally both work (if married or living with someone) so this means that on other than school days and weekends children are confined to their homes either with relatives or with a babysitters who have little or no appreciation of daily needs of children for exercise.
This book is designed to overcome both of these problems. It provides both parents and teachers (whomever they may be) with instructions on how to afford exercise planned play sessions in the home, yard or playground. The book is illustrated to show how to do the exercises. It uses rhythmic jingles to stress the benefits of exercises. These jingles can be easily sung or read by whoever is tending the children, and the instructions to the person on how to do the exercises are clear and simple. The book most certainly provides a partial solution to the problems stressed above. The book is certainly helpful in preschool and kindergarten level classes, becase it is can easily uses to read and use to enhance instruction. The jingles are there to help children remember and recall on a daily basis the most important benefits of exercising for strength and flexibility and how to do these exercises. This book is a companion to the book: Healthy Jingles for Kids: Walking and Running which is for use with toddlers and points out to parents just how important it really is to exercise even the very young. (less)
My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is a very positive book. It is intended for parents and other adults who have the responsibility for bringing up children or children's children. It provides vital and easily understood advice. Its purpose is to convince young people that one career is no longer enough to sustain ones self. Multiple careers are important to span the extended life that many people now enjoy. This book helps children realize that a longer period that allows multiple careers (at least two and possibly three) is ahead of them. Otherwise, they languish in a long debilitating life without productive years and without sufficient income to sustain life (except that provided by the government). Social security and 401ks are not enough to bring happiness after the first retirement. One of the authors of this book is in his third career. From his first two careers he build up enough retirement income to match an amount equivelant to a two million dollar investment, without putting one penny to wall street. or to other investments. The idea is to build multiple retirements and payouts including social security. This book lays the basis for such a philosophy.
This is a very positive book. It is intended for parents and other adults who have the responsibility for bringing up children or children's children....moreThis is a very positive book. It is intended for parents and other adults who have the responsibility for bringing up children or children's children. It provides vital and easily understood advice. Its purpose is to convince young people that one career is no longer enough to sustain ones self. Multiple careers are important to span the extended life that many people now enjoy. This book helps children realize that a longer period that allows multiple careers (at least two and possibly three) is ahead of them. Otherwise, they languish in a long debilitating life without productive years and without sufficient income to sustain life (except that provided by the government). Social security and 401ks are not enough to bring happiness after the first retirement. One of the authors of this book is in his third career. From his first two careers he build up enough retirement income to match an amount equivelant to a two million dollar investment, without putting one penny to wall street. or to other investments. The idea is to build multiple retirements and payouts including social security. This book lays the basis for such a philosophy.
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This book is especially well suited for new parents as a superb guide for them to bring up their child properly. Ten new mothers bought the book in a ...moreThis book is especially well suited for new parents as a superb guide for them to bring up their child properly. Ten new mothers bought the book in a group. Reports indicate that they value it greatly. Their toddlers are growing up with every kind of exercise but particularly walking and running. This book not only cover the field thoroughly but it gives parents pediatric guidelines from an expert. We consider this to be a great way to start up a childs life by teaching them the importance of exercise. The jingles are wonderful assets help with conveying the information from parent to child. The child becomes acquainted with most planned and free play exercises, although more of the preplanned type are included in follow-on edition and in books .on Strength and Flexibility.
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