Study shatters myths: Toddlers, including those with health issues, exceed WHO physical activity standards PhysicalActivity ChildDevelopment QualityofLife HealthResearch ActiveCHILD SocialContext HRQoL eClinicalMed
By Dr. Chinta SidharthanMay 30 2023Reviewed by Benedette Cuffari, M.Sc. In a recent study published in EClinicalMedicine, researchers investigate the association between physical activity levels in young children and their development, socio-behavioral characteristics, and quality of life.
However, studies show that children’s activity levels start declining as early as when they begin school, with few interventions currently available to address this decline in physical activity levels. Furthermore, some of the gaps in the research on physical activity levels in children include a reliance on parental reports of children’s activity levels rather than quantitative assessments using wearable devices that provide more precise measurements.
Longitudinal data were collected for children between the ages of one and three years enrolled in the ActiveCHILD study, recruited from 13 National Health Service organizations in the United Kingdom. Best practice guidelines, including supporting the child’s right to make their own decisions about participating or contributing, enabling them to make informed decisions and sensitivity to the child’s choice to not participate, were followed during the study.
All children appear to meet physical activity recommendations Children between the ages of one and three years regularly met recommended physical activity requirements and levels. Notably, the findings also contradicted the notion that children with health and developmental problems should be subjected to lower expectations regarding physical activity levels as compared to their peers who do not have developmental or health-related problems.
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