Photography by Laura Wootan
In addition to golf lessons, swimming lessons, park days, and daily recess the boys are involved in a weekly sports program (3 hours each week) with other homeschooled children. As our nation struggles with childhood obesity and schools are forced to cut back on recess time and P.E programs, despite recommendations to the contrary, it’s actually easy for our family to follow these guidelines which include:Children should accumulate at least 60 minutes, and up to several hours, of age appropriate physical activity on all, or most days of the week.
Children should participate in several bouts of physical activity lasting 15 minutes or more each day.
Children should participate each day in a variety of age-appropriate physical activities designed to achieve optimal health, wellness, fitness and performance benefits.
Extended periods (periods of two hours or more) of inactivity are discouraged for children, especially during the daytime hours.
