In between dinner and bedtime, lots of evenings the kids go outside and partner up to get some exercise around the yard! They are cute to watch as they make laps around the house with their buddies.
Interestingly enough, I've found that using the sidewalk around the house works as a very effective punishment for this boy, who would I think just prefer to eat candy, or actually anything that he can touch, all day every day! He and I have had some lap-running sessions, and so when we go outside after dinner with everybody, most of the kids want to run around. Not him. "No, Tia, we all just want to walk. And not fast." No worries...I'll whip him into shape. :)
My partner - this time last year we were working SO hard on walking with him. (Almost 3 years old, he has Cerebal Palsy, and so walking was definitely more of a challenge.) Now, although he may be clumsiest boy you can imagine, he runs around keeping up with everybody else.
Someone had to sit out. Yet even in time-out, there's a smile for the camera. Well-trained.
...and he's free!
Race time! Pretty good line-up, huh?
I think we may be raising a house full of future track-stars, IF I can some day get them to run a full lap without stopping to play with the hose. Will keep y'all posted on how training goes.
Yeah, good luck on that one. ;)
ReplyDeleteI think maybe you've just got the wrong event for B. We're not all track stars. Maybe he is more suited for a field event. Try giving him a heavy metal object and ask him to throw it has hard as he can. I bet he'd love it!
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