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4 GOOD WAYS TO MAKE YOUR TRAINING PLAYFUL
Most people know the feeling of not being motivated to do their workout. That feeling can be just as strong for children, as it can for grown-ups. It can often be more difficult for children to stay motivated by the means itself. They want to have fun while training. Therefore it is important, that you and your child create the possibility of playing while training together. We have found 4 good ideas for making training playful. 1. Use your imagination Children have a fantastic ability to enter into the spirit of the game, and create new universes with their imagination. You will...
FROM BEING BULLIED TO WINNING MEDALS
EIRUNN HAS CEREBRAL PALSY. WHEN EIRUNN WAS A CHILD SHE DIDN’T LIKE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. AS AN ADULT SHE WON A SILVER MEDAL IN TABLE TENNIS AT THE PARALYMPICS. Long inactive breaks at school. Bullying comments every time she tried to join the others. This was daily life for Eirunn Nesset Ellefsen, when she, as a child with cerebral palsy, had difficulties keeping up with the other kids in the schoolyard. Back then she didn’t like physical activity. She associated it with failure. Eirunn was born with paralysis of the left side of her body. After many years of school, where physical activity...
5 GOOD WAYS TO TRAIN COORDINATION DURING DAILY LIFE ROUTINES
For a child with cerebral palsy, simple everyday movements can be difficult to perform. This is in part because motor coordination is difficult for many people with cerebral palsy. With the right training and exercises, coordination can be improved significantly. This is not only true for children with cerebral palsy, but for everyone. It neither has to be difficult nor time-consuming to train coordination. It shouldn’t be boring for the child, so it is a good idea to have a playful approach to training, to keep the child motivated to do exercises. We have found 5 good ideas for training coordination at home,...
”IF SOMETHING IS HARD FOR YOU, COME AND PLAY HANDBALL”
Rikke Nielsen wished there was a handball team where her daughter Magda, who has Down’s syndrome, could play. This made her start Aalborg Kidz, a handball team for kids with developmental delays. We asked Rikke Nielsen, what the formula is for starting a sports team by yourself for disabled children? ”Why are there no handball teams in regular handball clubs, that Magda can join?” wondered Rikke Nielsen, trainer of Aalborg Kidz and mother of Magda, who has Downs’ syndrome. Magda had tried different services offered by the city, but she wanted to join a team in a sports club. So Rikke Nielsen,...