Tip of the Week for December 31st, 2012
How to Survive the Holidays
Physical Activity
Physical activity is a great way to help your child reduce stress during the holidays. Physical activity has been shown to decrease negative or stereotypical behaviors, while increasing attention, focus and gross motor coordination. The winter holidays provide time for some great outdoor family physical activities. There are many different activities that can be done out in the snow to provide calming heavy work.
This can include:
- making a snowman- help your child to roll the snow ball, making it bigger
- making snow angels- move your arms and legs in big arcs in deep snow
- shoveling the sidewalk or making paths in the snow in the yard
- sledding- after going down the hill, take turns pulling your child up and having him pull you up
Physical activity can be calming to your child, and it also provides a great way for the entire family to do something together.
Book of the Week:
How to Teach Life Skills to Kids with Autism or Asperger's/ Jennifer McIlwee Myers; foreword by Temple Grandin. Future Horizons, 2010. Among the many skills covered in this book is a chapter on exercise and its relation to mental and physical health.This book is in the SESA Library. You may search the library catalog via the SESA website, or contact Anne directly by email at afreitag@sesa.org or by phone at 907-334-1301.
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