Amid Rising Childhood Obesity, Preschoolers Found To Be Inactive
Friday, February 6, 2009 - 09:09
in Psychology & Sociology
A study of children enrolled at 24 community-based preschool programs finds that preschoolers are inactive for much of their preschool day, with 89 percent of physical activity characterized as sedentary. The study also finds that teachers very rarely encourage children to be more physically active. Based on these findings, there may be more of a need for preschool teachers to organize, model and encourage physical activity.
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