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Task 1 Why physical activity is important to the short and long term health and well being in children Short term Physical activity can help children build their social skills with others children and adults and it can also have a positive impact on the their mental health and improve their levels of sleep. Long term Physical activity is important to children as it means that they are exercising which is essential for all humans as it helps to keep our strengthens our lungs, muscles and bones and also it helps to keep a healthy heart while also helping children to learn physical skills. It is important that babies and young children have plenty of opportunities to take part in any form of exercise and physical activity that is part of a routine that also promotes time for them to rest during the day time, such as naps. For children to achieve the maximum access to safe exercise there must be plenty of floor space as this a main factor of meeting the needs of both babies and children. The space must be provided to allow the children to: Exercise and physical activity Develop mobility Explore their environment safely Babies and children need more space for physical activity than older children. This is because of the way that they play and learn changes as they grow older. It is important that practitioners take into consideration the availability of space depending on the age of the children when planning the layout of the setting. Practitioners can encourage babies and children to exercise and developing their mobility and the surrounding around them by: Providing children with resources that are appropriate to the child’s age such as equipment and experiences which impacts the development of babies and children. Joining in playing with babies and children Continuously praising babies and children when they exercise and engage in physical activities that will develop their mobility. The recourses that are chosen for activities for enable that babies and children must promote exercise and physical activity must depend on knowledge of: the following: Patterns of physical development the stage of the current physical development that each individual child. The development of movement skills in young children and how these skills affect other areas of development Children are starting to develop their gross motor skills between the ages of 3 and 5 years old. They start to enjoy a wide variety of activity that will cover these skills. Gross motor skills of certain set of skills that involve different areas of the body such as legs, feet, hands, arms and head. The skills are very important as they work as the foundation for more complex and specialised skills that are required by children throughout their lives to be able to confidently and competently play different sports, games and other activities. Between the ages of 0-3 years children will learn new skills that will be gained overnight this is called raid growth and development. Infants are very new to the surroundings and environment of the world and are very defenceless when it comes to leaving them on their own. This is why a parent or carer should always be around to allow engaged with them, this is because they enjoy activities that that can take part in such as: Gross motor skills- walking, throwing, jumping, skipping and so on. It doesn’t matter what the age of the child is there is always an activity that can meet their needs and allow them to take part in physical activities. Toddlers can also be encourages to take part in psychical activities by using relevant toys and equipment such as walkers, toys that they child can push or pull along or even toys that the child can sit on and move themselves with. For older children there are a number of classes that children can attend that will give them the opportunities to both take part and enjoy physical activities such as, dance classes, gymnastics, swimming. By attending these classes on a regular bases means that the children will not only will they improve and gain skills in this area while also gaining regular physical exercise.