Trampolines Are Beneficial To Your Children

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Trampolines Are Beneficial To Your Children
WHEN STIMMING IS BENEFICIAL TRAMPOLINES AND THE
AUTISTIC CHILD
Imagine if your autistic child could calm down
without looking weird to outsiders. Ha! youre
probably thinking. Not possible. Flapping the
hands, banging the head, wiggling fingers
whatever it is, stimming just has people
staring. But guess what? There is an activity
that provides intense, highly therapeutic
feedback yet still looks very, very normal
Trampoline jumping When your child jumps up and
down...up and down...on that trampoline, his/her
body gets two things it craves badly (Im going
to get all jargony on you now) proprioceptive
input and vestibular motion feedback. What does
all this do? It helps your child be aware of
space, of his body, how his limbs respond to each
jump. Its an autism-friendly exercise, and for
the icing on the top - its a socially acceptable
repetitive behavior. So your kid can finally
have a way to calm down without standing out. 6
WAYS A TRAMPOLINE WILL BOOST YOUR CHILDS
BRAIN Jumpstart the Day Teacher complaining that
your kid is too distracted and jumpy? A good
kids workout on the trampoline is what he
needs.Why? Children who run for 15-45 minutes a
day before school are less distracted and more
attentive in class. And according to NASA, 10
minutes of jumping will get you the same benefits
of 30 minutes of running. So if you get your
kids to do a ten-minute trampoline jump before
school, you have blood pumping into their brain,
ready for the day. Learn With the Jump Mix
learning with trampolining. Help them learn how
to count with a trampoline jump contest. Or learn
to tell time by tracking, on the clock, how much
time they spent on the trampoline.Studies even
show during a kids workout - while theyre
actually doing light exercise - its easier for
them to learn a new language. So next time your
child needs to study for a Spanish test, consider
flashcards on the trampoline. Boost Their
Memory The hippocampusthats the part of your
brain responsible for memory and learningis also
the part of the brain that responds to aerobic
exercise. What that means for you? When your
kids workout is giving him a good sweat, its
not just the muscles getting stronger its also
the memory.Get that trampoline jump started
your childs memory will thank you for it. Grow
Their Brains - Literally Want your child growing
new brain cells, fast? Get them on a trampoline,
every day. Because regular exercise releases
BDNF, the protein responsible for forming and
strengthening new connections in your brain.And
that means plenty of new and stronger pathways to
help him process all that stuff he learns every
day.How
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much exercise does the trick? An hour a day.
Thats twenty minutes in the morning, twenty at
recess and twenty when he gets home from school.
For adults and kids, workouts are not just a nice
plus - theyre a must for anyone who wants to
keep their brain growing.And heres why a
trampoline jump is the exercise of choice.
Rebounding - jumping up and down - improves blood
circulation, sending fresh oxygen to the brain.
For optimal results, have your child cross
pattern movements on the trampoline. Because
when a movement done by the left side of the
body is repeated on the right side, it enhances
communication between the two hemispheres of the
brain.Result of enhanced communication? Improved
mental capacity, especially for reading and
writing. Improve Attention Spans Thirty minutes
of solid exercisethe kind that gets your heart
racing and your body sweatingdoes wonders for
attention span.In science geek terms, strenuous
cardiovascular activity puts up some nice
distraction- proof armor around the dorsolateral
prefrontal cortex. And less distraction more
attention. Kids workouts are a lot more
valuable than you ever realized.And since 10
minutes of jumping is like 30 minutes of running,
just those 10 minutes give your child a real
head start. Keep Them Well Rested Of all the
brain-boosting tricks out there, the BEST hack to
improve memory and learning is to get enough
sleep. The best way to make sure your child gets
a solid night of sleep?Good old exercise. Your
kids workout on the trampoline will help
regulate his/her circadian rhythm so he/she can
get a good, deep sleep.