Terrie Rose
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President and Founder, Baby's Space
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Terrie reviewed this story - Feb 8, 2009
Terrie reviewed this story - Feb 8, 2009
Indicating that all children do not receive enough physical activity, the description of the problem is based on children in center-based childcare. What about after-center activities, children who are home full-time or in family, friend or neighbor care? And what is the evidence that young children are overweight?
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This article brings attention to a national bias towards school-based learning for very young children. Measures and expectations for literacy activities for 3 and 4 year olds prevail, often replacing free-play and reducing gross motor activities to 20 minutes in the gym or playground. A call for unstructured outdoor play has been made by child development specialists but in the age of high-stakes school testing, largely unheard.