When my children haven’t played outside enough, I can tell their energy levels will go up and the noise will increase in the house. I feel upset, so I tell them it’s time to go outside. Usually, they complain and come up with reasons why staying in is better, but I insist. Within minutes, they’re out and running around. Sometimes I give them a minimum time limit, say 20 minutes, before they could come back inside. 【小题1】

Kids need consistent outdoor play. There are many benefits, and I’d like to share some of them.

Outdoor play is good for kids’ physical health. 【小题2】 Movements like rolling and jumping also stimulate a child’s vestibular system. It’s the organizer for other senses and affects things like balance and space awareness. Children need to stimulate it regularly, and outdoor play allows this to happen naturally.

Outdoor play is beneficial mentally. It makes kids happy. You will see it when they come inside, tired but satisfied. It also gives children a chance to be in a space without fixed rules. There are no requirements to be quiet or stay clean. 【小题3】 It helps result in imaginative play and a creative flow state.

【小题4】There’s so much active learning that goes on outdoors. When kids get outdoors, they take the information they’ve heard in the classroom and apply it to real life. For example, building a bridge across a hole that will support the weight or getting the right consistency of mud by mixing dirt and water. They’ll also do better in school after spending more time outside.

Outdoor play is of great importance, so encourage your kids to take part in it. 【小题5】 You can also take them to beautiful parks and forests on weekends. Your kids will get hours of enjoyment, and the benefits are far-reaching.

We’ve noticed our kids out on some extra weight during this pandemic（疫情）. Here are what doctors and specialists say about what to do to get the family back on track.

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In the mess of the pandemic, sleep and wakeup times slid later and later for lots of kids, says Dr. Nazrat Mirza, medical director of the pediatric（小儿科） weight management clinic in Washington, D.C. Research has linked regular, adequate sleep to improved mental and physical health in kids. If sleep routines have become a problem in your family, try to move kids’ bedtimes back by 15 minutes every two or three nights. 【小题2】

Create more structure around meal times.

【小题3】 It was also the case with some trained experts. “It was sort of this buffet-style experience where they were eating throughout the day,” says Stacey Rosenfeld, a specialist in eating disorders, whose kid ended up gaining 20 pounds. 【小题4】 While putting kids on a restricted diet can lead to unintended consequences, creating and sticking to set meal and snack times can help kids control their appetites and develop sensible eating habits, experts say.

Have sympathy for yourself, and model it for your kids.

We’ve all been through an incredibly stressful and tiring year and a half, and it’s not over. And some families have been especially hard hit by this pandemic. “We have to show ourselves a little pity and it’s not going to happen with a snap of the fingers,” says Hassink. 【小题5】 Even if your kids didn’t gain weight, teach them not to tease others. Eventually, “we want to be building our kids up. We want to be focusing on who they are outside of their bodies,” says Rosenfeld.

Why is setting goals important? Because goals can help you do, be, and experience everything you want in life. 【小题1】, goals allow yourself to make your life happen.

Successful and happy people have a vision of how their life should be and they set lots of goals (both short-term and long-range) to help them reach their vision. By setting goals you are taking control of your life. 【小题2】.

【小题3】. They decide what they want in life and then get there by making plans and setting goals. Unsuccessful people just let life happen by accident. Goals aren’t difficult to set, and they aren’t difficult to reach. 【小题4】. You are the one who must decide what to pursue and in what direction to aim your life.

Research tells us that when we write a goal down we are more likely to achieve it. Written goals can be reviewed regularly, and have more power. 【小题5】, they are harder to neglect or forget. Also when you write your goals in a particular way you are able to make yourself continuously aware of situations that will bring you nearer to your goals.