Physical activity for children is high on the official agenda, as Joyce Reid reports, while our cut-out-and-photocopy guide will help you explain the reasons why to parents
Many children today, it is widely recognised, do not get as much physical exercise as they need. There are many reasons - fewer children now walk to school or nursery; parents are reluctant to let children play outside on their own and do not always have time to accompany them to the park; television and computers provide ready entertainment in the home, while parents themselves lead a more sedentary lifestyle. If the parents are not physically active, their children are not likely to be either.
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