Role Of Outdoor Activities In Child development
Children who spend there time outdoors have a higher IQ. A child not only learns to have fun and play, he also learns to build his social, emotional and cognitive skills. When a child plays in a group he develops interactive skills, gets to be attentive and exhibits leadership skills.
While technology has its benefits, it cannot and must not be a replacement for the outdoors. While outdoors children learn to improve their skills, they learn the value of humility, sympathy, sharing, respect and socializing. As they learn to appreciate things around them, all of this goes into building the IQ. and personality of the child. Experts believe that outdoor activities play a constructive part in overall development of the child. Fun is an important element in increasing brain capacity as hormones produced when a child is happy, improves brain development.
Children trend to follow the lifestyle of their parents. If parents spend time in front of television and computer, it gives wrong impression to the children that this is the recommended way of living. Watching television and playing games in computer can lead to restrictive thinking.
Parents should plan outdoor holidays with them, because outdoors is the best place where child naturally learns. Sound, colours make mind alert and creative. Activities like chasing butterfly, horse ride, collecting shells, photography improves child curiosity. Outings are a social occasions and link a learning activity to happy memory.
