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Boredom can also benefit children

In connection with the planning of every leisure time of children, there is often talk of overburdening them, but it is not just about that. Boredom is also important for children in terms of strengthening their own will to create their own entertainment.

If children get used to their parents' plans for afternoons and weekends whenever they don't, they find themselves in a situation where they can't cope on their own, and then end up faster on a computer, tablet or watching TV.

"It is during the moments when you do not pay attention to your children that their interests begin to show. In a long time, a sports-based child will be looking for movement in every possible way, children with artistic talent will probably reach for crayons and draw, and children with the need to create will head to the building sets or build their own fortress from pillows, "explains pediatric therapist Pavlína Schejbalová.

The more free space and time you give your child, the more you will be able to face the challenges, the more he will develop his own creativity and at the same time the easier he will realize what he really enjoys and is interested in. In addition, as an adult, he will be able to better manage problems and adapt to new situations.

Parents should not plan their free time for their children, but only set rules for how much time they can spend per day on television and other technologies, and intervene more only when children are lazier and do not have enough exercise during the day.

"When your children have a long time, there is no reason to think about it. Even school is sometimes annoying and life in general should not be an endless stream of entertainment, which people used to accept without any problems. Today it is different. A similar lack of controlled activity is perceived almost as a parental failure. The main thing is a healthy approach, where you will find an interesting circle for your children, for example, but do not plan their daily schedule from morning to evening, "advises Schejbalová.

How to choose the right ring?

According to Schejbalová, it is good to offer children opportunities to open more doors, so to speak, and let them try what they enjoy.

If you choose sports rings, you can be inspired, for example, on the sportvokoli.cz website.

However, from the perspective of children's healthy development, parents should be aware that it does not matter how the child moves, but that it does. Lack of physical activity has worse consequences than inappropriate types of sports or the risk of injury.

“Sports clubs are ideal fun for preschool and school children, at least once a week for 90 minutes. The more actionable, the more beneficial from the point of view of physiotherapy, the child strengthens the muscles, improves coordination and endurance. But if I were to be consistent as a physiotherapist, I would choose sports that help maintain good posture, such as dance, ballet, gymnastics, or support versatility, including athletics or swimming, ”recommends physiotherapist Iva Bílková from the Prague Physioclinic.

If you would like to give your children a sports club, but it is beyond your financial means, then do not be afraid to contact one of the charities.

"One of the options is, for example, addressing the Czech Olympic Foundation, which supports athletes aged 6 to 18. The foundation does not care primarily about children's talent, but about their desire to play sports. The aim of the foundation is to enable sports for children who are prevented from doing so by the lack of money, so that sport is not only the prerogative of the rich, "points out Tereza Vyhnálková from Sazka, who is the foundation's main partner.