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With Deb Smith, City of S. Portland, Liz Bouve, Harpswell, and Jo Dill, MAHPERD Hosted by Regis Tremblay
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Youth sports, organized and run by adults are not the only game in town! Municipal Parks & Recreation programs are the sensible alternative to the hyper-competitive, politically charged, and often violent world of youth sports where the goal is to select the best and neglect the rest. Discover free and inexpensive sport and recreation programs for children of all ages right in your own community. These programs are designed and run by recreational professionals where the age-appropriate needs of children are of primary concern. These programs are safe, fun, educational, and meet a wide range of interests and needs where the goal is to develop life-long activity and recreational habits. We'll hear from Deb Smith, a program director from S. Portland, and Liz Bouve, a program director from Harpswell. You have also heard on this show that daily, PE K-12 is no longer mandated anywhere in the United States. In fact, where it still remains in the curriculum mix, elementary children may only be receiving in for one period each week with as many as 60 students in a class. This is hardly adequate when the AMA, American Pediatric Association, the CDC, and the Heart Association all recommend a minimum of 30-40 minutes of rigorous physical activity daily for optimum health. Jo Dill, is the Executive Director of the Maine Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (MAHPERD), a professional organization of more than 500 members committed to addressing the need for improving the health of all school-aged children by increased access to physical activity through quality daily physical education. Jo will answers questions about why PE has been dropped or significantly reduced in K-12. Why is it that school districts across the country are eliminating PE and recess at a time when obesity has become epidemic? Is it a matter of funding, philosophical and political reasons associated with No Child Left Behind? What does the research prove about the importance of developing life-long habits for healthy activity at an early age? If you are one of the millions of parents whose children's needs have not been met by your local little leagues, soccer leagues, and volunteer sports organizations, you can discover many alternatives that are healthier for your kids and the whole family.
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