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What are the benefits of playing outdoors for children? How can you encourage your children to play outdoors? How can you break your child’s addiction to electronic media? Saloni replied. It is difficult to encourage kids when there is lack of space in your area. You can take the kids out to nearby park or other natural areas so that they can explore nature. Walking down to market or library is also great fun. they will get to know many things. I try many stuff and its entertaining for them but for them to make a group is also important Priya replied. These children get addicted to computer games and there isn' t much physical activity happening. Taking them to parks or nearby garden makes them feel more relaxed and confident. Rajan Sahi replied. It is difficult to encourage kids when there is lack of space. You can take the kids out to nearby park or other natural areas so that they can explore nature. Walking down to market or library is also great fun. they will get to know many things. a great activity that can be done by kids is collecting leaves from different trees and pasting them in a scrapbook with name of tree and other features. though this is not a physical activity but it encourages thinking skill. simple activities like climbing a tree, kicking the can or jumping in a pile of leaves, a child not only feels the pleasure of exercise, he gains gross and fine motor skills which help him feel self-assured and confident.

Sumitra Pant replied. children should be allowed to play outdoors everyday as it helps in physical, social and emotional development. It also prevents health problems in kids. Obesity one of the major problem faced by kids is mainly due to lack of physical activity. Not only this but also kids are vitamin D deficient which is needed to absorb calcium. when children spend modest amounts of time in the sunshine, it helps their bodies make the vitamin D they need to develop healthy bones.outdoor play builds social skills which in turn helps in exploring things in nature, encourages logical thinking and reasoning ability.