Swinging Helps with Child Development

More and more new playgrounds at parks and even their schools today are doing away with the swings and other challenging  traditional playground equipment.  Perhaps the reason is due to  our overly litigious society, maybe cost or even a lack of supervision of kids today.  Whatever the reason, our children are paying a price in their gross motor skill development.

10 Reasons Swinging Is Great For Your Child’s Development

1. Swinging helps to develop your child’s Sense of Balance and helps to strengthen your child’s core.
2. Swinging is very Calming for your child.
3. Swinging helps your child learn to Focus by stimulating their brain’s cerebral cortex.
4. It helps your child develop their Perceptual Skills as they see their world changing as they move back and forth.
5. Develops Gross Motor Skills with running and jumping and pumping their legs and bodies back and forth to create movement.
6. Helps to develop Fine Motor Skills as well with their grip tightening and loosening, grabbing and use of hand and finger movements.

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1. Helps your child with Spatial Awareness, as they learn to push someone on the swing.
2. Twisting and riding the swing helps as well. It stimulates all these skills simultaneously.
3. Helps with Sensory Input Integration which is important to help later with more complex learning and behavior. Your child learns to intake information, organize it and use it in an active way in the world.
4. And of course, Social Interaction. Your child learns to take turns, you push me a while then I’ll push you for awhile.

When a child has free access to a swing, not only will they get fresh air, but it will enhance their cognitive development, core strength, sensory information, and coordination skills.

Backyard Fun Factory would love to help you design a custom-made swing set to fit into the unique space you have in your own backyard.  Call us today for a home visit to get the ball rolling? To get the slide sliding? Of course, it’s to get the swing swinging.

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