Intense political focus on sport is misguided, because physical activity participation for young children has been found to be more enjoyable when children are not being forced to compete and win, but encouraged to experiment with different activities. Free play is key...this article discusses strategies for implementation of movement into the day-to-day of school aged children. Many of our children are sitting in excess of 8 hours per day and more for those engaged in computer games after school. The government definition of child neglect is the persistent failure to meet a childs basic physical and/or psychological needs, likely to result in the serious impairment of the childs health or development.[35] Government definition of child abuse includes child neglect and occurs through failing to act to prevent harm. All political parties have neglected state policy on child physical activity for decades. While physical activity guidelines recommend children to spend at least an hour a day being physically active, schools are able to provide no physical education, optional physical education or limited physical education opportunities. It is certainly time to take the epidemic of inactivity seriously. We must continue to promote movement at our schools throughout the day. Physical education and free time for active play during the day are essential to normal growth and development. British Journal of Sports Medicine Is the Lack of Physical Activity Strategy for Children Complicit Mass Child Neglect? Richard Weiler, Sam Allardyce, Gregory P Whyte, Emmanuel StamatakisDisclosures Br J Sports Med. 2014;48(13):1010-1013.
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