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[quote=Anonymous]The kids who were the best athletes in elementary school did not stay the best athletes into college age. But all the physical activity they did was still good for them. I do think one has to be careful around here, where people get all competitive. It'd definitely not healthy for your child to put ALL their energy into one sport year round. If they play one sport heavily, make sure they have at least several months every year in which they don't play that sport at all so they don't get injuries, and so that they can grow and develop in a more balanced way. Old fashioned play and games were good in the sense that they develop all sorts of muscles. Running, climbing, jumping, throwing, kicking, tumbling all combined are great for a body's development. Now they've made our playgrounds so safe that children aren't as able to explore physically as much as they could before. But that's another topic.[/quote]
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