How Important are Fundamental Movement Skills
Fundamental Movement Skills (FMS) are the basic movements traditionally associated with human physical activity. The most common FMS include skills such as walking, running, jumping, throwing, catching, skipping, and hopping. Fundamental sports skills are the basic...
How to Choose the Right Holiday Camp for your Child?
Choosing the right holiday camp for your child might sound fun but, it can often be stressful. With so many options now available to choose from (even from the same provider) it can take what should be a fun experience and turn...
4 top tips for choosing a holiday sports camp in Singapore
Are you currently searching for the best holiday sports camp in Singapore to keep your child or children happy and engaged throughout the school holidays? Well, you are not alone. To try and make the process a little easier, our team has put together a list of...
The Multi-Sport Advantage
Here at ProActiv Sports we often get asked the question “Which sports programme would you recommend for my child?,” and our answer to parents with young children (18 months to 6 years) is always “Multi-Sports”. Encouraging your child to take part in a Multi-Sport...
Swim To Become Smarter
A study undertaken by Griffith University in Australia which involved 7,000 young kids from all over the world proved that children who participated in swimming lessons during these early years achieved a wide range of skills earlier than children who did not. More...
Why Kids Should Be Encouraged to Play Multi-Sports
According to a consensus statement by the International Olympic Committee, "Children who participate in a variety of sports and specialise only after reaching the age of puberty, for example, tend to be more consistent performers, have fewer injuries and adhere to...
4 Ways on How Sports Teaches your Child Discipline
Teaching kids good behaviour takes incredibly hard work and endless patience because we all know that it doesn’t happen just like that. When a parent feels that all these efforts go straight down the drain could get on his or her last nerve and trigger an angry...
Energy Drink, Sports Drink or Water? What’s best for your kid?
While sports drinks are good go-to thirst-quenchers after a high-intensity activity, energy drinks on the other hand are definitely not advisable for children. A new clinical report from the American Academy of Pediatrics warns that energy drinks, or any other drink...
Replace Screen Time with Physical Activity! 5 Tips to Encourage your Child to Participate in Sports
According to a research by the journal JAMA Pediatrics, more screen time is linked to poorer progress on key developmental measures such as communication skills, problem solving and social interactions among young kids over time. At this stage, young children’s...
Is Your Child A Picky Eater? 6 Tips to Prevent This in Your Children!
According to a study in the journal Pediatrics, more than one in five kids between the ages of 2 and 6 are considered "selective eaters." As a parent with a child who’s a picky eater, every meal is a challenge. You might think that it is just a phase but your child...
Is your child socially awkward? Here are the Top 3 ways on how sports help improve confidence and social skills
Is your child struggling socially? Is he or she at the receiving end of cruelty at the hands of classmates or “friends”? Socially-awkward kids are particularly vulnerable to loneliness, social isolation, or worse, bullying. Who would want all these to be experienced...
Top 3 Reasons Why Kids Love a Sport
According to a study by Professor Amanda Visek of the Department of Exercise Science at George Washington University in 2014, "The No. 1 reason kids play sports is because it’s fun." however by the age of 13, 70% of kids who venture into sports eventually lose...
