If your child is being seen by a physical therapist, speech therapist, or occupational therapist, chances are they have a home exercise program. Whether your child has a developmental delay or a specific diagnosis, one of the main key ingredients to home exercise programs is core strengthening activities.
Who remembers loving sit ups growing up? Yes, no hands go flying up on that one. A few easy ways to make doing sit ups more fun for your child are: timing them to see how many they can do in 30 seconds and comparing their scores day to day, grabbing a puzzle piece and placing it in the puzzle when they sit up, or giving high fives each time they sit up. Also, using an exercise or yoga ball can also make doing sit ups more fun- once they complete five you could bounce them on the ball. The ball also makes doing sit ups easier- you can control the ball and assist the child in completing one.
It only take 21 days to create a new habit- get started today! Maybe get in there with your child and do 30 sit ups every day... nothing is more motivating to your child than doing something along with their parent!
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