There’s
nothing more amazing than watching littlies grow into their bodies. As parents,
we marvel at what they learn every day.
Through natural development and the right encouragement much of the physical progress we observe, from babyhood to
beyond, comes naturally but other skills do need some assistance in order to
develop properly.
Gross
motor skills like crawling, walking and running come first and are followed
later on by fine motor skills like holding a pencil and cutting with scissors –
techniques which are carefully taught. Giving kids the right assistance to
achieve all that their little bodies were designed to do will ensure their
physical capabilities blossom to full potential. So how can you ensure your
tots are given all the right opportunities to learn?
Introducing
your youngster to sport and exercise is a step in the right direction. And
Ready Steady Go Kids really is a great option. Ready Steady Go Kids, doesn’t
only introduce preschoolers to 10 different sports in a fun, social environment,
it also teaches vital gross motor patterns, balance and posture and fine motor
abilities – skills we all need and use every day.
Each
Ready Steady Go Kids class is, in fact, physio-designed for preschoolers and
our program takes into account that children develop at different rates. (Check
out the different ways we teach for each age group at http://www.readysteadygokids.com.au/age-groups.)
The
program’s gross motor activities focus on skills like running, crawling,
galloping and jumping. Balance and posture activities include beanbag
balancing, heel-toe walking along lines and balance obstacle courses. Fine
motor skills are developed through activities involving specially modified
sporting equipment and ball bouncing, ball rolling and throwing. All this is
combined with learning the basic ins and outs of each of the sports covered –
soccer, athletics, tennis, basketball, hockey, rugby or Aussie rules footy,
golf, cricket and T-ball.
Being
a Ready Steady Go Kids kid not only gives two-and-a-half to six year olds a
chance to experience a sport (or sports!) that they could develop a lifelong
passion for, it’s also a great way to ensure their gross and fine motor skills
develop the way they should. And this,
we feel, is the most important part of our program.
Being
involved in sport from an early age can really do wonders for any child in
terms of their motor skills, social skills and general wellbeing. So get your
little one out there and into it and make the most of their incredible
potential!
