Active Movement brochures
Use the Active Movement brochures to find ideas and information on how to get your infant, toddler or young child moving.
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Active Movement: An Introduction
In this brochure you'll find out more about Active Movement and how to encourage your children to become more active
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Sun, Safety and Nutrition
This
brochure explains why it's important to be careful in the sun and how
to use sunscreen properly. It also includes helpful information on
other issues like smoke-free environments, nutrition and safety.
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Developing Hands and Fingers
This brochure explains why developing hands and fingers is important and includes fun activities for newborns and infants, toddlers and young children.
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Developing Self-esteem
This brochure explains how to develop your child's self esteem, and why it is important. It also includes fun activities for newborns and infants, toddlers and young children.
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Walking, Running and Jumping
This brochure explains why allowing your child to walk in their own time is important. It also includes fun activities for toddlers and young children to enjoy when they are walking, running and jumping.
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Developing Language
This brochure explains how quality physical movement can improve language development. It includes fun activities for newborns and infants, toddlers and young children.
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Massage and Touch
This brochure explains how infants learn from touch, and why massage is good for you and your child. It also includes fun activities for newborns and infants, toddlers and young children.
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Eyes Need to Move Too!
This brochure explains why eye movement is important. It includes fun activities for newborns and infants, toddlers and young children.
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Upper Body Development
This brochure explains how these experiences help to develop strong muscles in the shoulders, arms, hands and fingers (upper body strength).
It also includes fun activities for newborns and infants, toddlers and young children.
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Songs, Rhymes and Finger Plays
This brochure explains how music and singing can help your child's development. It also includes fun activities for newborns and infants, toddlers and young children.
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Tummy Time, Rolling and Crawling
This brochure explains how these movements are a vital part of our children's development. It also includes fun activities for newborns and infants, toddlers and young children.
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Balance
Movement such as swinging, spinning and rocking helps develop your child's sense of balance.
This brochure explains why balance is important and includes fun activities for newborns and infants, toddlers and young children.
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Catching, Throwing and Kicking
This brochure explains why playing with a ball and other moving objects is important. It also includes fun activities for newborns and infants, toddlers and young children.
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Using the Environment
This brochure explains why using the environment is important. It includes fun activities for newborns and infants, toddlers and young children.
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Order printed copies
Order printed copies by contacting your local Regional Sports Trust or calling 0800 ACTIVE.
How the brochures were developed
The brochures were developed by SPARC in consultation with parents and caregivers, educators and key organisations such as Plunket, the National Heart Foundation, NZ Gymnastics and the Ministries of Health and Education.
Where you can find out more
Many of the activities and ideas in these brochures have been taken from 'Moving to Learn' by Robyn Crowe and Gill Connell.
'Moving to Learn' contains many more interesting activities and information to help your child become more active. It is available from the Moving to Learn website.
Updated | 24 Sep 2009.
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