At your gymnastics center, you want to do more than provide one more “extracurricular activity” for the kids you serve: you want to help them establish healthy habits that will lead to lifelong physical fitness. In that endeavor, it’s important to not only understand what “physical fitness” entails but also the most significant areas of […]
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Gymnastics Center Goals: Developing Physical Fitness Goals for Kids, Part 1
When it comes to physical fitness, do you ever wonder exactly what it entails? Or to pose the question differently, what constitutes a healthy lifestyle or suitable fitness goals for children? Especially where kids are concerned, the obesity epidemic may be a significant symptom, but it’s also only a symptom of a more pervasive problem. […]
Encouraging Healthy Habits in Your Childcare Center: Movement, Part 2
Movement is a healthy part of life for those of all ages (see Part 1), but it’s especially important for preschoolers. While educational standards soar, the youngest children are being robbed of the very thing that they need in order to lay the foundation for healthy emotional, social, and cognitive development. Exercise and Experience Many […]
Encouraging Healthy Habits in Your Childcare Center: Movement, Part 1
While seeing young children sitting quietly at desks and doing worksheets may seem like a great start to a successful academic career (see this previous post), that kind of setting is actually far from ideal for the developmental needs of young children. Instead, movement and sensory experiences provide children with what their bodies and brains […]
Encouraging Healthy Habits in Your Childcare Center: Imaginative Play
While it won’t make its way onto standardized tests or college entrance exams, movement is an important aspect of how children learn. Your childcare center has the important opportunity to help lay the foundation for later academic achievement by giving the children in your care opportunities to play, build, and create. While those kinds of […]
Incorporate Rest Time Into Your Daycare Center’s Daily Routine
Full-time childcare centers for kids aged five and under normally have at least one regularly scheduled daily rest time. This time for napping and relaxation is vital for a young child’s physical and emotional well-being. Overly tired children become distracted and irritable in much the same way as sleep-deprived adults. The major difference is that […]
The Importance of Rest Time for the 5 & Under Set
If you manage a child care program for children 5 and under, you don’t have to be told how important a scheduled rest time or nap time is. But just in case you need to be reminded — or need some support for this aspect of your daily schedule — we’ll discuss some reasons for […]
Time Management Tips and Tools for Busy Business People
Time. It’s something none of us can afford to waste. And yet, despite our many gadgets and supposed time-saving devices, we can’t seem to cram our days full enough to keep ourselves — and our businesses — above water. Well, it’s always good to get some outside help, and driven entrepreneurs are a great source […]
What Goals Can Jackrabbit Help Your Gymnastics Academy Achieve?
Did you know that Jackrabbit class management tools can help your gymnastics club or academy accomplish your goals? Whatever your primary needs and goals may be right now, we have applications to help you achieve them! Before you first opened your gymnastics business, you did a little dreaming, didn’t you? Well, it’s time to […]
Do You Want a Class Management Software Company that Gives Back?
Jackrabbit Class management tools will improve your studio or school’s productivity. While there may be other options on the market, we think that if you take a look, you’ll see that Jackrabbit’s unique combination of functions along with its web-based format makes it uniquely suited to help transform your organization into a bigger and better […]