tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7726893531170058575.post2491844553400468434..comments2024-03-28T03:18:29.374-04:00Comments on Moving Smart: A BAD BOUNCE FOR KIDSCheryl McCarthyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05127029396015976581noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7726893531170058575.post-75886097320183397312012-01-31T15:05:14.016-05:002012-01-31T15:05:14.016-05:00Ball play is often used with non verbal children t...Ball play is often used with non verbal children to teach them conversational skills. First you go, then I go. Children who have trouble speaking and socializing sometimes will not bother to catch the ball, or, once caught, will not throw it back. When they can understand the give and take of catch, they can understand the give and take of communication.Annhttp://kibblesbits.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7726893531170058575.post-48846989081779893232011-12-27T03:27:15.589-05:002011-12-27T03:27:15.589-05:00very nice post. exercise ball with sandvery nice post. <a href="http://www.backdoc.com/back_builder.html" rel="nofollow"> exercise ball with sand </a>bellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00701814394247501688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7726893531170058575.post-49021332395899597012011-12-24T20:33:24.048-05:002011-12-24T20:33:24.048-05:00It wasn't even a kid who was hurt. A parent a...It wasn't even a kid who was hurt. A parent apparently suffered a concussion after being hit in the head with a soccer ball. That must have been one hell of a kick and one hell of a hard ball....see what happens when you don't learn to duck!Sunshinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10120134507039039101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7726893531170058575.post-18761230673027378172011-12-18T19:04:34.677-05:002011-12-18T19:04:34.677-05:00Wow! I can't believe it! I mean I am surprised...Wow! I can't believe it! I mean I am surprised they haven't banned the playground all together. I love reading your well rounded ideas about play and movement and their benefits! Thank you! :)Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02168480272192064844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7726893531170058575.post-45979607853209452232011-12-12T12:27:39.181-05:002011-12-12T12:27:39.181-05:00Gill you have turned your GRRRR.... into something...Gill you have turned your GRRRR.... into something very positive and extremely valuable!! <br /><br />My grrr is that we have to continue to defend and promote the benefits of play! Some days I get to the point of asking... "Why is it that there is so much information available and so many individuals, groups organizations and business explaining the very real difference play makes and it still is not widely known?"<br /><br />It seems that people believe there must be some other better way to improve the brains and skills of children. That they think ...<br />"Play is too simple.. there must be something more complicated. It is 2011 after all... children shouldn't be playing with a ball." <br /><br />Thank you as always for your part in creating this needed awareness ..... and clearly explaining how there is a wealth of learning that occurs through playing with a ball!Deborah McNelishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06330779787764684567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7726893531170058575.post-87544018203061675772011-12-11T12:52:05.590-05:002011-12-11T12:52:05.590-05:00Unbelievable....and Gill I love the way you articu...Unbelievable....and Gill I love the way you articulate the learning that is happening for children when they engage in ball play.Only last week I was watching a group of 4 yr olds play ball and I stood there marvelling at all the learning I was seeing...Mary Faulknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14008669673789230613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7726893531170058575.post-36287237425956823372011-12-10T06:23:01.896-05:002011-12-10T06:23:01.896-05:00I can't believe that'd ban balls! Children...I can't believe that'd ban balls! Children are starting to lose childhood in the name of safety. I remember the scarily large playground toys I played on as a child. My parents were never nervous about it and I survived. Not to mention dodge ball...<br /><br />We do so much in the name of safety. Padded floors, antibacterial hand gel, chicken pox vaccinations (remember going to pox parties as a kid so you caught them?), "safe" parks, etc etc. Why are we so scared for our children these days? I loved my pre hand gel and "safer" parks childhoodRachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13209527132116902328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7726893531170058575.post-12855318879709014792011-12-06T18:07:47.412-05:002011-12-06T18:07:47.412-05:00I was sad when swings were considered "danger...I was sad when swings were considered "dangerous" but balls? seriously? I've been clobbered a few times by balls - but survived!Susan Casehttp://kindergartenbasics.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7726893531170058575.post-88275192120697712722011-12-01T02:52:28.721-05:002011-12-01T02:52:28.721-05:00Everything in life is a danger if you put it this ...Everything in life is a danger if you put it this way. How do kids learn self responsibility, take responsible risks within the perimeters of that kids love the most? www.grasshopperknees.co.nzGrasshopperkneeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02783536639937891087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7726893531170058575.post-52121924373844073352011-11-30T14:12:26.089-05:002011-11-30T14:12:26.089-05:00I can't imagine life without playing ball (eve...I can't imagine life without playing ball (even though I am still a terrible catch!Johttp://www.music2spark.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7726893531170058575.post-45923146970385001342011-11-30T01:46:52.754-05:002011-11-30T01:46:52.754-05:00Totally agree with you! I taught pre-school for a ...Totally agree with you! I taught pre-school for a year, and things like Red Rover were no-no's. "Too dangerous"...my kiddos were 3! It seems as though my childhood was filled with "danger"! :)LP aka A Crafty Southern Chickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05752162282852409814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7726893531170058575.post-54687030267412044062011-11-30T00:15:14.489-05:002011-11-30T00:15:14.489-05:00Couldn't agree with you more, Michelle!Couldn't agree with you more, Michelle!Gill Connellhttp://movingsmartblog.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7726893531170058575.post-56643224479320776142011-11-29T23:47:51.167-05:002011-11-29T23:47:51.167-05:00wow, banning ball play is one of the silliest thin...wow, banning ball play is one of the silliest things I've heard!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com