dd1 is 4.3. she is a lovely, funny, chatty girl. She has always preferred sedentary pursuits - reading, cooking, painting, sylvanians, computer etc, and she hates exercise of any sort. we didn't really worry much about this when she was younger, but now she is older it's more of a concern, especially as she has a good appetite and a tendency to put on weight.
i think one of the problems is that she's poorly coordinated, and so struggles eg with catching a ball, riding a bike, coordinating arms and legs to swim. because things are hard for her, she then gets downhearted, and doesn't want to do them anymore. DH and i try to provide her with reasonable role models - going out for walks and bike rides when we can. she moans after 5mins and it's hard to distract her and keep her spirits up. i just wondered if anyone has any experience in successfully motivating dc to become active?
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does anyone else have a child that loathes physical activity? any tips?
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CharlotteBronteSaurus · 03/07/2011 13:42
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