The word ‘toddler’ is appropriate because younger children are incredibly clumsy because they haven’t yet developed good balance and coordination. Therefore, they ‘toddle’ around and sometimes even hit furniture or fall.
As the parent, you’ll need to make sure they practice and develop their balance as they grow up. If not, they could become clumsy and prone to accidents and injuries. As an adult, some of these exercises could also help you improve your balance. But for children, especially the younger ones, it’s important to look for safer, easier and more enjoyable activities, such as these:
1. Using Ride-On Toys
Trying out exercises might be uninteresting for younger kids, so it’s a good idea to catch their attention first. If there’s one thing that they’re sure to love — it’s toys. But you can’t just use any toy because not all of them are made to target the specific skill of balancing.
Some of the best toys that could help them with this are ride-on toys. You could choose from different kinds such as a bike or a kids car. But remember to get ones that are easy and appropriate for their age so you can be sure that they’re safe and or challenging enough for their level.
Remember to use protective gear such as a helmet and pads for their heads, elbows and knees. Most importantly, they must have an adult watch over them as they practice and use these toys to make sure that they’re safe.
2. Playing Hopscotch
Getting a toy might not be something that you want to do, but it doesn’t mean that they can’t have fun practicing balancing through other ways. Something difficult for kids is standing on one foot, so focusing on that will be challenging and helpful at the same time.
To make it more enjoyable, you could start a game of hopscotch with your kids. You won’t need to buy a toy for this because you’ll only need chalk to draw out the court on your driveway or any other concrete surface.
The great thing about this is that when they finally get the hang of it, you could use more complex variations. It’s easy to find other rules online, and you could also get an idea for new ways to play it and make it more difficult.
3. Kicking A Ball Around
A ball is something that kids could play with for hours, and it’s great for practicing balance and coordination. Playing catch is an effective way for kids to improve hand-eye coordination. On the other hand, kicking the ball around is fantastic for balance. At the same time, they’ll get exercise from running around, kicking or bouncing the ball.
4. Freeze Dancing
Something you could do indoors to get the kids active and interested in practicing their balance and coordination is to just dance. Simply playing music and dancing around with the kids is a fun and great exercise. You won’t even need to be a great dancer to get into it and enjoy it.
To amp it up a bit more, you could teach them freeze dancing. Whenever you pause the song, they should stop and freeze, no matter how ridiculous their position is. From time to time, they’ll end up in a position that will be challenging to keep balance. So this is terrific practice, exercise and tons of fun too. Your kids might even discover their talent in dancing while they’re at it.
5. Skipping Rope
And finally, you could introduce them to skip rope, which has been around for a long time. It’s great exercise for adults, but it’s also a fun activity for children. It’ll be difficult for them at first, since they’ll be figuring out how they could control the rope and time their body to skip.
Skipping rope could help your kids develop coordination and balance, but at the same time, they could get exercise. It’s a serious workout, not just because you’re jumping around. First-timers will notice how hard it is to get the rope going continuously. But as you go, it becomes easier because you’ll have developed some arm strength along the line.
Conclusion
When it comes to getting children to practice or exercise, you should ask them first if they’re interested or not. However, making things fun for them will help them keep doing it every day, which means they could develop balance and coordination much quicker. With some ride-on toys, a ball, dancing, a game of hopscotch and skipping rope, they should grow out of their clumsy phase soon enough.
As the parent, you’ll need to make sure they practice and develop their balance as they grow up. If not, they could become clumsy and prone to accidents and injuries. As an adult, some of these exercises could also help you improve your balance. But for children, especially the younger ones, it’s important to look for safer, easier and more enjoyable activities, such as these:
1. Using Ride-On Toys
Trying out exercises might be uninteresting for younger kids, so it’s a good idea to catch their attention first. If there’s one thing that they’re sure to love — it’s toys. But you can’t just use any toy because not all of them are made to target the specific skill of balancing.
Some of the best toys that could help them with this are ride-on toys. You could choose from different kinds such as a bike or a kids car. But remember to get ones that are easy and appropriate for their age so you can be sure that they’re safe and or challenging enough for their level.
Remember to use protective gear such as a helmet and pads for their heads, elbows and knees. Most importantly, they must have an adult watch over them as they practice and use these toys to make sure that they’re safe.
2. Playing Hopscotch
Getting a toy might not be something that you want to do, but it doesn’t mean that they can’t have fun practicing balancing through other ways. Something difficult for kids is standing on one foot, so focusing on that will be challenging and helpful at the same time.
To make it more enjoyable, you could start a game of hopscotch with your kids. You won’t need to buy a toy for this because you’ll only need chalk to draw out the court on your driveway or any other concrete surface.
The great thing about this is that when they finally get the hang of it, you could use more complex variations. It’s easy to find other rules online, and you could also get an idea for new ways to play it and make it more difficult.
3. Kicking A Ball Around
A ball is something that kids could play with for hours, and it’s great for practicing balance and coordination. Playing catch is an effective way for kids to improve hand-eye coordination. On the other hand, kicking the ball around is fantastic for balance. At the same time, they’ll get exercise from running around, kicking or bouncing the ball.
4. Freeze Dancing
Something you could do indoors to get the kids active and interested in practicing their balance and coordination is to just dance. Simply playing music and dancing around with the kids is a fun and great exercise. You won’t even need to be a great dancer to get into it and enjoy it.
To amp it up a bit more, you could teach them freeze dancing. Whenever you pause the song, they should stop and freeze, no matter how ridiculous their position is. From time to time, they’ll end up in a position that will be challenging to keep balance. So this is terrific practice, exercise and tons of fun too. Your kids might even discover their talent in dancing while they’re at it.
5. Skipping Rope
And finally, you could introduce them to skip rope, which has been around for a long time. It’s great exercise for adults, but it’s also a fun activity for children. It’ll be difficult for them at first, since they’ll be figuring out how they could control the rope and time their body to skip.
Skipping rope could help your kids develop coordination and balance, but at the same time, they could get exercise. It’s a serious workout, not just because you’re jumping around. First-timers will notice how hard it is to get the rope going continuously. But as you go, it becomes easier because you’ll have developed some arm strength along the line.
Conclusion
When it comes to getting children to practice or exercise, you should ask them first if they’re interested or not. However, making things fun for them will help them keep doing it every day, which means they could develop balance and coordination much quicker. With some ride-on toys, a ball, dancing, a game of hopscotch and skipping rope, they should grow out of their clumsy phase soon enough.
