Parents Have Different Views
On After School Activities.
Some believe that after school activities are essential for the overall development of the child while others believe that after school activities help in proper utilization of the time (after school hours of the children).
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Experts believe that these activities are essential for the physical, social, emotional and intellectual development of the child:
After school activities like football, basketball help the child to develop muscles and give a good exercise to the body in general.
These activities also focus on team spirit and help in developing team skills in the child.
Similarly, indoor activities like art and craft brings about creativity and help in developing eye hand coordination.
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Physical development: Physical development focuses on muscle development and coordination.
Social Development: After school activities help the children to make friends outside the school. These activities help them interact with people of different ages and hence develop social skills.
Emotional Development: Children learn to express their feelings and emotions. After school activities like drama, theatre help shy children to become outgoing. So, after school skills also help in emotional development of the child.
Intellectual Development: Children enjoy learning new skills that require creativity. Various after school activities help the children develop their intellect through problem solving and creative approaches. Thus contributing to the intellectual development of the child.
However, it is important to remember that the development of a child through after school activities depends on a number of factors like age and interest of a child, their strengths and weaknesses etc.
Many children abhor the idea of after school activities, they just hate the idea of school! Discover how to coax your child and find an activity they are interested in, then plan an agenda based on their age and mentality. Give your child the gift of learning social skills and healthy habits which will help him/her in adult life.
After School Activities is an introduction of information to start your plans for your child's activities.
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