培养喜欢运动的孩子的6种方法

每个父母都希望他们的孩子有三样东西:

1 健康的

2 快乐

3 好动

Every parent wants their kids to be three things:

1 Healthy

2 Happy

3 Active

这三种方法的捷径是:锻炼。事实上，英国心脏基金会的一项研究发现，体育活动不仅对身有益，而且有助于孩子的社交和情感发展。所以问题解决了,对吧?但是没有那么快。孩子们不会那么容易接受父母的教导。“求你了，再来点甘蓝沙拉。”没有孩子会这么说。

The shortcut to all three: exercise. In fact, a study review by the British Heart Foundation found that physical activity doesn’t just do a body good but helps kids’ social and emotional development. So problem solved, right? Not so fast. Children don’t just embrace what mom and dad tell them to do. “Please, more kale salad,” said no kid ever.

那你该怎么办呢? 我们采访了吉姆·泰勒博士，他是一名体育和育儿心理学家，著有《积极推动:如何养育一个成功快乐的孩子》一书。 以下是父母如何鼓励他们的孩子热爱汗水。

So, what do you do? We asked Jim Taylor, Ph.D., a sports and parenting psychologist and author of Positive Pushing: How to Raise a Successful and Happy Child. Here’s how parents can encourage their kids to love a good sweat.

1  趁早开始   Start Them Young       

不要等待。让你的孩子尽快接受锻炼。泰勒说:“如果孩子们最早的记忆是作为一个爱运动的家庭的一份子，他们永远不会质疑锻炼是不是他们应该做的事情。”“相反，这是他们的一部分。”这并不是说他们长大后会懒惰，如果你在他们的生活中慢慢地引入身体活动的话。真的，任何时候开始都不晚。泰勒说:“你可以从一些非常基本的活动开始，比如游乐场郊游和在公园里散步，如果他们年纪再大一点的话，你可以一直进行有组织的体育活动。”

Don’t wait. Get your kids to embrace exercise as soon as they’re physically able. “If kids’ earliest memories are of being part of a physically active family, they’ll never question whether exercise is something they should do or not,” Taylor says. “Instead, it’s a part of who they are.” That’s not to say they’ll grow up to be sloths if you’ve been slow to introduce physical activity into their lives. Really, it’s never too late to start. “You can begin with something very basic like playground outings and walks in the park,” says Taylor, “right up to regular organized sports activities if they’re a bit older.”

2 笑，然后再笑  Laugh, and Then Laugh Some More

微笑是会传染的。泰勒指出，每当你和你的孩子玩捉迷藏、踢球、爬山甚至一起去商店时，你都在改善你的健康和快乐。他建议说:“不要把它当成一种折磨。”“如果你强迫孩子做某项活动或运动，或者开始给孩子施加压力，他们就不想再做了。”如果你让它变得有趣，他们就会想再做一次。就是这么简单。”

Smiles are contagious. Every time you and your child play tag, kick a ball, hike up a hill, or even walk together to the store, you’re improving your health and happiness, Taylor notes. “Don’t make it a grind,” he advises. “If you’re pushy or start putting pressure on your child to do an activity or sport, they won’t want to return to it. If you make it fun, then they’ll want to do it again. It’s that simple.”

3 亲身示范，而不是说 Show, Don’t Tell

为人父母不是一项吸引人的运动，而是一种关于儿童的运动。孩子们会把你所做的每一件事都记录下来，并受到相应的影响。例如，布里斯托尔大学的一项研究表明，如果父母至少有每周两次去健身房的习惯，那么孩子们比同龄人更喜欢运动。泰勒说:“成为一个好的榜样也许是让孩子参与锻炼的最重要的方式。”“如果父母都很热爱运动的话，孩子们就会明白健身很重要。”

Parenting isn’t a spectator sport, but being a child kind of is. Kids catalog everything you’re doing and can be influenced accordingly. For example, a study from the University of Bristol revealed that youngsters were more physically active than their peers if their parents had at least a twice-weekly habit of hitting the gym. “Being a good role model is perhaps the most important way to engage kids in exercise,” says Taylor. “If parents are active, the kids get the message that fitness is important.”

4 带上手套 Wear Kids Gloves

当然，即使有些东西看起来很有趣，所有的孩子都是不同的。一个孩子刚会走路就会爬上树，而另一个孩子可能会把猴架的第二根横档当成自己的珠穆朗玛峰。泰勒建议将一项活动分成小的步骤，让更谨慎的孩子在舒适区之外孩子会感觉更好。“从你知道他们可以完成的事情开始，”他说，“在他们开始尝试的时候，让他们有安全感。”

Of course, even if something looks enjoyable, all kids are different. Whereas one child might be shimmying up trees as soon as she can walk, another may view the second rung of the monkey bars as her Everest. Taylor recommends breaking an activity into small, separate steps to get more cautious kids feel better outside their comfort zone. “Start with something you know they can manage,” he says, “and be there for them so that they feel safe when initially trying it out.”

5 把它混合起来，使它粘在一起 

Mix It Up to Make It Stick

我们都知道一致性是培养健康习惯的关键，但多样性会让你的孩子保持好奇心。这可能意味着混合和匹配不同的活动以找到适合孩子的活动。泰勒说:“有些孩子喜欢运动因为他们喜欢社交，另一些人更喜欢参与一项运动，因为他们喜欢进步或竞争。”但他们不会发现自己喜欢什么，除非他们尝试了很多不同的活动。不要把它们局限在你感兴趣的活动上。帮助他们找到属于自己的。

We all know consistency is key to developing healthy habits, but variety will keep your kids curious. That may mean mixing and matching different activities to find the one that suits.

“Some kids prefer physical activities that are social,” Taylor says. “Others prefer to get involved in a sport because they enjoy improving or competing. But they won’t discover what they enjoy unless they try out a lot of different activities. And don’t limit them to activities that you are interested in. Help them find their own.”

6 谨慎讲话 Watch Your Mouth

你可以这样做，但如果你总是抱怨你在训练时受到的折磨，你的孩子可能会把锻炼看成是惩罚，而不是快乐。泰勒说:“这不仅仅是你使用的词语，还有它们背后的情感内容。”“孩子们会注意到你可能对锻炼或让他们锻炼产生的任何焦虑或攻击性。”所以选择这些词:高兴,精彩，爽，或者只是简单的好。这样做，你的孩子就不会只是喜欢运动;他们会喜欢上运动的感觉。

You can do the above, but if you grumble when you go to the gym or call your training “torture,” your child will likely look on exercise as punishment, not pleasure.“And it’s not just the words you use but the emotional content behind them,” Taylor says. “Kids pick up on any anxiety or aggression you may have toward exercise or getting them to do exercise.”So choose these words: Awesome, fun, exhilarating, or just plain old good. Do that and your kids won’t just love exercise; they’ll love you for making them feel great about it.

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