Active Children

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• Active Movement
  • Overview
  • Active Movement brochures
    • Introduction
    • Sun, Safety and Nutrition
    • Developing Hands and Fingers
    • Developing Self-esteem
    • Walking, Running and Jumping
    • Developing Language
    • Massage and Touch
    • Eyes Need to Move Too!
    • Upper Body Development
    • Songs, Rhymes and Finger Plays
    • Tummy Time, Rolling and Crawling
    • Balance
    • Catching, Throwing and Kicking
    • Using the Environment
  • Active Movement videos
  • Active Movement in Water
  • Policy and research
• Active Schools
• Sportfit
• Mission-On
• Guidelines

Introduction

Active Movement is just as important for newborns as it is for older children. By helping your child to get active:

• you help their body to develop
• you help them to learn and to feel safe
• you show them they are loved.

In this brochure you'll find out more about Active Movement and how to encourage your children to become more active.

• Download Active Movement: Introduction (PDF, 182 KB)

Updated | 13 Feb 2007.

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