As the mother of a "sports poor family", I am really envious and gratified.
I have been an out-and-out sports idiot since I was a child: sports will never reach the standard, and physical education class can escape if he can, but he can't; I hate the feeling of sweating, and I hate the feeling that my heart beats faster, I can't breathe and my throat hurts to explode after aerobic exercise. The more I hate, the more I escape, and the more I escape, the less good I am. This is a terrible vicious circle.
It was not until last year that I began to force myself to exercise for the sake of good health and better body and skin management. Although my physical fitness has improved obviously, and my figure has some trend of getting better, these benefits still don't make me a person who loves sports. I have to go through difficult self-struggle before every fitness, and fitness and exercise are not happy for me.
Fortunately, Mi Niu is not like me. On the one hand, her good athletic ability benefits from her father's genetic inheritance; On the other hand, it should be directly related to our educational model.
Because Mi Niu can crawl by herself, we seldom hug her at home. Under the condition of ensuring safety, she can crawl to all parts of the house unimpeded, basically crawling 800 m-1000 m every day; Enough climbing, the body and muscles have strength./kloc-Mi Niu, who is more than 0/0 months old, can stand and move by hand. When she was less than one year old, she learned to walk independently. From then on, she opened the door to a new world: 1-3 years old, with an average outdoor exercise time of more than 2 hours every day. I walk 10000 steps every day. She will run and jump while walking, and the amount of exercise far exceeds mine.
If she goes to the amusement park, she can play for almost 8- 10 hours. Besides eating, she runs almost like crazy. As long as she is not tired, I always bite my teeth and insist on climbing up and down with her; Every summer, it will be sunburned into a "black coal ball".
In addition to daily sports, after one and a half years, we began to consciously let Mi Niu contact sports: skateboarding, mountain climbing, football and pitching. Every sports activity is our parent-child opportunity. We don't have to sign up for classes or spend a lot of money, and we can get a lot of things at once. The sense of satisfaction and accomplishment brought by learning a new skill makes her like sports and challenges more, and gradually forms a virtuous circle of loving sports and being good at sports.
Most children "charge for five minutes and wait all day". Energy needs to be released, not suppressed, and releasing energy through exercise will solve many problems in the process of parenting:
"Don't run, be careful."
"Don't climb, it's dangerous."
"Quiet, don't make noise."
"Dangerous, can't."
Any exercise has certain risks, so many parents will use safety issues to block it when their children are eager to exercise. Of course, encouraging children to exercise is not to encourage her to take risks and put her in danger, but the best way is not to stop, but to solve and exercise. Don't say that exercise is risky, even walking may be risky. For children, the first way to solve the risk is:
Increase protective measures. At present, the popularity of scooters and balance cars is very high, but the utilization rate of helmets and knee pads is extremely low. Some parents think it is a waste of money and not worth spending; Some parents say that they don't wear it after buying it, or they are uncomfortable after wearing it. Parents have no principles and bottom lines in safety education, which will increase the risk of children's sports. Safety education should start at an early age, strictly require wearing protective gear from an early age and from the beginning of sports, emphasize safety issues, and let children form a strong sense of safety. It's really hard for children to refuse to cooperate. Safety is not negotiable, wearing a helmet is uncomfortable, and it is hot in summer. These are trivial matters compared with security issues.
Enhance safety awareness. Take children to safe and formal amusement places and sports venues; Tell children clearly which behaviors are dangerous and which are forbidden in sports (bump into others, leave safety protection, etc.). ); Teach children how to avoid avoidable risks in sports (those who run amok should dodge; Do what you can; If you fall and land first, protect your head and knees; When you are about to fall, lower your center of gravity, etc. )
Many parents don't teach their children these common sense and methods to protect themselves. Once a child falls or has sports risks, it is blamed on the child or a certain sport. This practice has seriously dampened children's enthusiasm for sports, and the same safety problem has not been solved. The next time you encounter a similar incident, the child still doesn't understand, so it's better to handle it yourself.
The second way to solve the risk:
As the saying goes, practice makes perfect. Body muscles and brain need constant practice and cooperation to form a tacit understanding. Through constant exercise, children can also explore and master their own sports skills: how to balance when they are about to fall; What should I do to minimize the risk when I fall? Under what circumstances can I, and under what circumstances it is beyond my athletic ability. The more children are deprived of the right to exercise, the more likely they are to get hurt.
It is not empty talk to give children the ability to exercise independently from an early age. Children will evaluate their ability to manage risks. When Mi Niu was a child, she liked to follow older children, especially boys. I will always pay attention to her, remind her occasionally, and try not to interfere. I also trusted her judgment and ability, but once I panicked.
This bunker is an outdoor activity place where Mi Niu often goes. She likes to climb high and low, and often plays with sweat. The climb next to the bunker is hard and thick gravel, and it is very steep, which is basically a play area for older children. At that time, Mi Niu was less than 3 years old and played with several 5-year-old boys. At first, she danced with them. Standing in the distance, I was a little worried, but I didn't stop her. I am very excited to find that she can land successfully, and I am happy for her.
Then the little boy began to walk to a higher and steeper slope and said, "I can jump from a higher place, can't you?" Watching Mi Niu follow the little boy to a higher place, my heart was in my throat. I know that she is an indomitable and stubborn child, and it is usually very useful for her to use provocation. I hurried closer to her and tried to remind her. The little girl looked at her height and said loudly to the little boy, "No, it's too high!" " "Said, and returned to the previous place, jumped safely.
I'm a little surprised that she can judge her athletic ability and analyze whether her athletic ability matches the actual situation, so as to avoid risks well. But since then, I have been more at ease with her and let her try new sports and challenges.
Of course, Mi Niu also fell a lot because of cycling and skateboarding, mostly because she didn't look at the road. She likes to look around while riding, perhaps enjoying the scenery along the way when she jumps quickly. I nagged many times and found it useless, then I left it alone. The only thing I can do is to put protective gear on her and take her to a safe and standardized venue to ride. In this way, even if she falls, it will not cause safety problems. If she falls a few more times, her memory will be long. There is no need to remind her.
There is no conflict between safety and sports. Mainly parents should adhere to the principle of safety education and leave things other than safety to their children.
I like to watch Mi Niu work hard and be stubborn when exercising. I like her figure sweating like rain and running freely. Even though her clothes and trousers are often dirty and dusty, she is like a vibrant little sun. Under the influence of Mi Niu, I began to exercise self-discipline. Even if it is difficult to start every time, it will take a long time to overcome my inertia and fear of difficulties. Even now, I haven't found the pleasure of sports, but it is a great motivation to form a habit and strength and grow and progress with my children.
A mother with "sports difficulties" like me can also bring out a daughter who loves sports. I believe that most parents do better than me. The sunshine vitality and good physical quality brought by sports are precious wealth for children's life.