Child growth and development

When I was a child the school summer holidays seemed to fly by. However for my parents I’m sure it seemed like an eternity.

My friends and I occupied the days by going fishing, riding our cycles and generally enjoying being outside with the sun on our backs, british weather permitting of course !

Not for us watching TV and laying around the house. No doubt, our parents wanted to know where we were going and what we were doing but they didn’t have too worry too much.

It was a fairly innocent age before 24/7 news and the start of advertising aggressively to children.

Two things have happened that have changed the way children occupy their free time and neither can be attributed to them.

Firstly, parents are rightly or wrongly more worried about letting their children out of their sight. This is due to the stories on the news of children being harmed or abducted by strangers. This unfortunately has always happened and statistics show that cases of this nature have not increased. What has changed is that it is reported alot more on the News channels that were not around when I was young.

Secondly is the advent of Wii’s, XBox 360 and the like that by consequence have meant our kids exercise less. Advertisers actively target the childrens market as they know that for the child the gadget is a must have and for the parent it gives the peace of mind of knowing that their child is closeby and occupied, albeit not physically active.

The consequence of this is that we have a nation of inactive children that are bored unless they have a computer game in their hand and parents that would like their kids to be more active but are too worried to let them out of their sight to be active and burn up energy.

So what to do with the school summer holidays just around the corner?

What if you could get your child outside in the fresh air whilst being active and more importantly sale?

What about a garden trampoline ? It ticks all the boxes.

Your child will be outside in the fresh air.

Your child will active, occupied & energetic.

You will know where your child is and they will be safe.

Ok, I’m not going to say that a trampoline will keep them active and occupied all day but it will go a long way to relieving their boredom and your stress levels !

You don’t need a massive garden or lots of money as they come in all sizes and budgets. All have safety nets and can even be left out in all weathers so no need to store in the overflowing shed.

My kids love their trampoline and I love the peace and quiet I get from them bouncing up and down on it.
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Keep your sanity and your kids active this summer!

Posted on June 16th, 2008 by A child
Filed under: Child growth and development