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Step 1
To encourage movement, coordination and skills of all sorts, buy a ball of any kind. You really can never have too many.
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Step 2
To improve hand-eye coordination and specific skills, buy a baseball tee, tennis racket or air hockey table.
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Step 3
To increase balance, buy a pogo stick, stilts, swing or balance disk.
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Step 4
To enhance fitness and balance, buy a scooter, bike or wave board.
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Step 5
To build strength, buy a rope swing, jungle gym or zip line set.
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Step 6
To sharpen swimming skills, buy swim fins, dive toys, snorkel/mask or water polo set.
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Step 7
To persuade your child to try something new, buy a gym membership, rock climbing lessons or a yoga pass. Depending on your child's personality, this might be best given if a friend or sibling will be signing up too.
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Step 8
To encourage family fitness time, buy a tagalong bike, soccer net or basketball goal.
Comments
onejo2go said
on 3/30/2009 Good article. I think our kids are in desperate need of physical activity and interest.
ShannaFuentes said
on 11/12/2008 Great article! Thank you for writing this!