{"id":7768,"date":"2023-10-06T12:38:31","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T19:38:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/?p=7768"},"modified":"2023-10-06T12:38:31","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T19:38:31","slug":"how-much-physical-activity-for-children-from-1-4-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/2023\/10\/06\/how-much-physical-activity-for-children-from-1-4-years\/","title":{"rendered":"How Much Physical Activity is Recommended for Children from 1-4 Years?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Abstracted by Sheila Kun RN, BSN, MS<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"573\" data-attachment-id=\"6064\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/2023\/02\/19\/prevent-falls\/screenshot-2023-01-26-140243-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/salesianbulletin.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/screenshot-2023-01-26-140243.png?fit=640%2C573&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,573\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-title=\"screenshot-2023-01-26-140243\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/salesianbulletin.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/screenshot-2023-01-26-140243.png?fit=640%2C573&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/salesianbulletin.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/screenshot-2023-01-26-140243.png?resize=640%2C573&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6064\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Did you catch from last week\u2019s posting the amount of sleep required for infants under one year of age? Many of my friends said they were surprised by the hours of sleep required for this age group. Good to know that we are in tune with the recommendation from the WHO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To continue this important topic, let us review the physical activity recommended for children from 1-4 years of age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>In a 24-hour day, children 1-2 years of age should:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Spend at least 180 minutes in a variety of types of physical activities at any intensity, including moderate \u2013 to vigorous-intensity physical activity, spread throughout the day; more is better;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Not be restrained for more than 1 hour at a time (e.g., prams\/strollers, high chairs, or strapped on a caregiver\u2019s back) or sit for extended periods of time.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>For 1 year olds, sedentary screen time (such as watching TV or videos, playing computer games) is not recommended.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For those aged 2 years, sedentary screen time should be no more than 1 hour; less is better.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When sedentary, engaging in reading and storytelling with a caregiver is encouraged; and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Have 11 \u2013 14 hours of good quality sleep, including naps, with regular sleep and wake-up times.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>In a 24 \u2013hour day, children 3-4 years of age should:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Spend at least 180 minutes in a variety of types of physical activities at any intensity, of which at least 60 minutes is moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity, spread through the day; more is better;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Not be restrained for more than 1 hour at a time (e.g., prams\/strollers) or sit for extended periods of time.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sedentary screen time should be no more than 1 hour; less is better.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When sedentary, engaging in reading and storytelling with a caregiver is encouraged; and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Have 10 \u2013 13 hours of good quality sleep, which may include a nap, with regular sleep and wake \u2013 up times.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your homework this week from the Care Ministry: share this information with young parents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Love to hear from you: <strong>kunlouis@gmail.com<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Abstracted by Sheila Kun RN, BSN, MS Did you catch from last week\u2019s posting the amount of sleep required for infants under one year of age? Many of my friends said they were surprised by the hours of sleep required for this age group. Good to know that we are in tune with the recommendation from the WHO. To continue this important topic, let us &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/2023\/10\/06\/how-much-physical-activity-for-children-from-1-4-years\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continuar leyendo <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">How Much Physical Activity is Recommended for Children from 1-4 Years?<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":10336596,"featured_media":6064,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[20310044],"tags":[35890],"class_list":["post-7768","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-province-news","tag-featured"],"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p59ePG-21i","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/salesianbulletin.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/screenshot-2023-01-26-140243.png?fit=640%2C573&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7768","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10336596"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7768"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7768\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7773,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7768\/revisions\/7773"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6064"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7768"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7768"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7768"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}