Why is Stretch-n-Grow so important for children? A child's poor or delayed physical development is a significant barrier to learning and appropriate behaviour and physical development starts from birth. Children do not "just develop" fundamental motor skills with age, as believed by many, they need instruction, practice and encouragement to develop basic skills. Stretch-n-Grow classes can provide children with the activity, instruction and encouragement required to develop to their full potential. Stretch, Stretch n Grow It's good for us we know We exercise, we eat healthy and wise Stretch Stretch n Grow Read More >> FREE Demo Class at your school. Sign up now! (Parents ask your child's teacher to arrange a class) Click Here Active Children Better in the Classroom Children who get more exercise also tend to do better in school. When researchers at the VU University Medical Centre in Amsterdam asked students how much time they spent exercising, they found that those with higher rates of physical activity did better in the classroom. Study is published in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine (Irish Times Jan 10 2012). |