Physical activity is important for young children as it not only improves children’s body composition, bone density, and cardiovascular health, but it has also been linked to decreased rates of smoking and depression in later life. Here’s some recent news about what can help very young children to get more physical activity. A federally-commissioned study of child care centers found that children spent more time being active when staff members played with the children than when the adults did not participate in play. Learn more at https://hechingerreport.org/sedentary-child-care-workers-lead-to-sedentary-toddlers/?utm_source=pocket_mylist