Thousands of children the movement of the monitored kindergartens activity bracelet and it is becoming more common – 5-year-old: the Body healthy

five-year Sani Heikkinen looks in his hand the black bracelets. He disclosed that by using it and by moving the kindergarten during the day, accumulating points, which can be used, for example, tablet, play in the game.

Sani know also its why the movement is important.

Because it is for the body healthy, she yelps.

Kuopio island city Duffy-kindergarten for more than 5 years of age has been now in the second year of activity wristbands in use. With their help, we want to increase the amount of exercise to child care during the day.

day home director Tiina Kohvakka tell you that all the children use activity wristbands voluntarily.Toni Pitkänen / YleTaustalla children physical activity recommendations and early childhood education act

activity bracelet the use of early childhood education has become widespread over the last couple of years. Already thousands of children's activity is monitored day home during the day all over Finland.

the Background is, inter alia, a new early childhood education plan (switch to another service), which came into effect in 2017. It aims to inspire children to move and to experience movement joy.

day home, you are obligated to certain things and the children's movement is one of them. It is certainly one of the reasons the activity of the cuff to the use of such, in the physical education pedagogy specialist university researcher Arja Sääkslahti the university of Jyväskylä.

according to his estimation, the day the home you want is likely to also follow their own pedagogiik chicken in and what kind of opportunities the child is given to the movement.

Also the children's physical activity recommendations encourage activity. Three years ago a new set of exercise recommendations (you move to another service), the children should move at least three hours a day.

the Exact information about the activity of the cuff on the use of prevalence is, however, not. For example, Duffy-kindergartens included is nationwide, approximately 3 200 children.

Experiences have been positive, although the beginning of the wristbands wondered somewhat.

the amount of Exercise has been successful in further increase and activity tracker has also inspired their children, who are naturally not interested in exercise.

– Kids moving now on average two hours a day home during the day, rejoices in the day home director Tiina Kohvakka .

in Tampere, initiated last year, the experiment was extended to a good experience and now activity wristbands is enabled on the 15-day home group.

Under school age only 10-20 per cent moves in accordance with the recommendations and international health conceptual point of view immobility and physical passivity should justify the means, justify the process designer Mikko Leikkanen the city of Tampere from.

activity wristband is fastened to the hand of the child in the morning and taken out this afternoon.Toni Pitkänen / Yleylen means to verify the movement amount kindergarten

Experts consider the activity of the wristbands as a good means to monitor your children's activity in kindergarten during the day. The university of jyväskylä researcher Arja sääkslahti according to the cuff to give direct feedback on the work and practice.

It can also motivate to move. Children wristbands can also be exciting, Sääkslahti consider.

Also, exercise and a health promotion foundation LIKES:in by LIKES research center research director Thuja Tammelinin according to the children's movement of measurements in early childhood education during the day can make early childhood education for visible how in different ways-organized activities or play affect children's movement to the amount inside and outside.

This is a good way to show also the parents true child of the movement amount during the day, confirm the day home director Tiina Kohvakka Kuopio Duffy island city.

according to Him, as well as parents that the staff have taken the activity tracker for use with a positive mind against. The gravel sound is not heard.

Child day care that a Hendrih Kattainen confirms this. According to him, the daughter was waiting for the entire previous year, that the access to the activity bracelets.

Kattainen stresses that, bracelet use is on a voluntary basis.

– Adults don't get to force and any ranking should not be done, remind Kattainen.

five-year-old Sani Heikkinen activity bracelet use is pleasing.Toni Pitkänen / t a cause of pressure for kids

the University researcher Arja sääkslahti according to the activity of the cuff use of the kindergarten children it is important to note what the use of the obtained information.

– Breeders are there a lot of guardians. For example, the information security issues it is worth carefully thinking about, he recalls.

Duffy-kindergarten in information security has been considered carefully in advance.

on the bracelets are personal and named and the information obtained can also parents take advantage by tracking the child's movement application.

Sääkslahti take your personal cuff to the subject.

Then you move in a sensitive area. Group tasoisuus could be the best, then the data would be to identify passive.

He also recalls that children must also be other motivator of the movement. Activity wristband is also not allowed to harass or to cause pressure on the children.

It can become bad if it becomes an end in itself, reminiscent of the Sääkslahti.

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