Nowadays children don’t
even know about the joy of playing outdoor games and spend most of the time
watching television, playing video games, surfing on smart phones tablets etc.
Thus they develop health issues, relationship problems in life and become
inactive. If you want to protect your children from disorders such as obesity,
diabetes and heart disease, take heed and ensure they get adequate physical
exercise.
Dr.Vipul Singh says
that the lack of outdoor games and activities is a behavioral problem among
children that continues till later stages of life.“Now-a-days people in their
early twenties and even teenagers are facing behavior problems. This is because
playing outdoors in groups helps kids learn the art of coping with winning and
losing. If you do not learn this at an early age, you tend to find it difficult
to deal with challenging and unfavorable conditions later in life. This leads
to stress followed by behavior problems. When you play or exercise, a hormone
is secreted from hypothalamus gland in brain which is a mood booster” he said.
Dr. Ashutosh Singh
says that growing kids should get physical exercise for at least 45 minutes in
a day. Youngsters have a lot of stamina and they need to channelize it into
activities. He adds that the main culprit behind kids restricting themselves
from playing outdoor is social media. It is important that parents be friendly
with their kids and guide them instead of scolding and beating.
Encourage kids to play
and enjoy childhood like we did. Children love to participate in various
activities, so motivate and inspire them to play outdoor as well as indoor
games. Instead of making children engage with TV, YouTube videos, mobile games
and so on, get them a few stimulating indoor games, like card games, puzzles,
hide and seek, pencil &paper games, word games etc. There are many indoor
games which will keep them entertained and also develop their social and mental
faculties. Do not forget to encourage children while they are playing.
As parents, you should
make sure that your children are exposed to both sides of the world in order to
help make them better and well rounded personalities.
