A 47-year-old member asked:
I was just wondering how can yoga exercise benefit children?
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Dr. Pamela Pappasanswered
Psychiatry 43 years experience
Yoga ; kids: Yoga can start kids early in improving balance, strength, and flexibility. They can learn to calm their stress in a hurry-up world. Kids naturally love to move, and love to play. It's helpful for them to have a non-competitive way to move their bodies, especially for kids who are shy or who feel physically awkward. There are parent-child yoga classes which increase parent-child bonding too.
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Dr. Scott Keith commented
Podiatry 45 years experience
It also has a positive effect on improving attention span and increasing concentration.
Apr 12, 2016
Last updated Apr 12, 2016
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