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6 ways babies develop physical literacy
Waiting for the birth of your first child, you have hundreds of questions. You wonder about nutrition, sleep routines, feeding, and even the best place to buy diapers. They all boil down to one thing: providing your baby with the best possible environment to grow and develop. For this reason, you'll eventually want physical literacy to be part of your child’s life. Physical literacy means your child develops a wide variety of fundamental movement skills that will support an active lifestyle and all of the physical, cognitive, emotional, and social benefits that go with it.
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This list offers plenty of fun and simple ideas that will help your young ones get active and develop skills in a variety of ways.
The benefits of being physically active *
Increased self-esteem and happiness
40%
Higher test scores
Reduced risk of heart disease, stroke, cancer, and diabetes
7-8%
Higher annual earnings
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* Adapted from Aspen Institute Sport for All - Play for Life: A Playbook to Get Every Kid in the Game