Can children benefit from being out outside more? With more and more children turning to video games watching more television do we ever stop to think how they need sunshine and to be active.According to this article children need at least 3 hours a day outside to get light and to be moving around.Children in some parts of the world actually have the option at school to have a outdoor classroom that provides them with some of their time outdoors in the light.We all want healthy children so the next time they run to the video game get them up and outside in the sunshine that they will be sure to benefit from later on in life.

Key Takeaways:

• The Australian researcher in this report estimates children need around three hours a day outside or in the equivalent light.
• But I think the takeaway message is children need to be spending more time outdoors, no matter where they live or what they are doing.
• Knowing my children are at school for most of the day, we have been making more of an effort to spend at least 40 minutes outside every day after school.

“The key to getting this extra time outside is making it convenient. We love to take a hike in some bushland or head to the beach on the weekends, but these are not options on weekdays. So we keep soccer balls and the balance bike in the car and stop at a park or playgound on our way home from school.”

http://www.hellobee.com/2016/09/07/children-need-three-hours-a-day-outdoors/