{"id":329,"date":"2015-08-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-08-07T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepiquelab.com\/blog\/2015\/08\/07\/5-relaxation-activities-that-your-child-shouldnt-do\/"},"modified":"2022-11-06T17:04:10","modified_gmt":"2022-11-06T09:04:10","slug":"5-relaxation-activities-that-your-child-shouldnt-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepiquelab.com\/blog\/5-relaxation-activities-that-your-child-shouldnt-do\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Relaxation Activities That Your Child Shouldn’t Do"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Dear Parents,<\/p>\n

Have your children been neglecting their studies because they have been spending too much time on leisure activities?<\/p>\n

It is normal for children to take some time off from their studies to relax and de-stress. Engaging in appropriate relaxation activities in moderation and only as short breaks between studying or after they have completed their assignments will be beneficial to your children\u2019s overall development.<\/p>\n

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  1. Four Activities To Make Your Child Smarter & Wiser<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. 5 Ways You Are Hurting Your Child\u2019s Self-Esteem<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
  3. The Secret Guide To Coaxing Your Child To Do Their Homework<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/blockquote>\n

    However, certain relaxation activities can lead to addiction or may have some potentially harmful effects. Therefore, you may want to advise your children to manage time<\/a> carefully and not spend too much time on these activities!<\/p>\n

    Here are five relaxation activities<\/span> that you might want your children to avoid.<\/p>\n

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    #1: Playing video games excessively<\/span><\/h2>\n

    Given that playing video games is a very common way for children to de-stress and have fun, it might be difficult to stop them from playing video games completely. However, when your children spend too much time on video games due to addiction or when the endless \u201cquests\u201d or \u201cachievements\u201d available make them lose track of time, they may lose focus on their studies. This will inevitably lead to a decline in grades.<\/p>\n

    This is backed up by a study by researchers in Denison University in the US: boys in the study who spent most of their free time playing video games had lower math and reading test scores than their peers who spent their free time doing other leisure activities like taking walks, reading and meeting up with friends. The study also concluded that video game addiction led to higher rates of obesity and increased aggression.<\/p>\n

    Therefore, it might be wise to restrict or strongly recommend that your children do not spend too much time on video games. 1 to 2 hours a day during break time would be fine, but if they are doing mistake to wasting time<\/a> on video games, it might be time to step in!<\/p>\n

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    #2: Watching too much TV<\/span><\/h2>\n

    Sedentary behaviour has already been linked to problems such as obesity and increased blood pressure in children.<\/p>\n

    Watching TV, however, has shown to be especially harmful, according to a collaborative study by researchers in the US and Spain. The study showed that excessive time spent on the TV led to significant blood-pressure spikes regardless of whether the children were overweight. These problems were compounded by food commercials that aired often on TV, which led to increased junk food consumption and consequently, more health problems.<\/p>\n

    Therefore, if your children watch too much TV, or develop an addiction for it, they will not only be distracted from their studies, but also possibly develop health problems! It would be wise to limit the amount of time your children spend on the TV.<\/p>\n

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    #3: Consuming too much junk food<\/span><\/h2>\n

    As previously mentioned, junk food consumption will definitely have a negative impact on your children\u2019s health. Due to the high levels of stress that your children might feel, especially when examinations approach, they might resort to eating their \u201ccomfort foods\u201d, most of which taste good but are considered \u201cjunk food\u201d and are unhealthy. These include potato chips, sweets and other sinful deep-fried, oily or high-calorie treats.<\/p>\n

    These foods give a quick \u201cfeel-good\u201d sensation which may help to relieve stress<\/a>, but excess consumption should definitely be avoided as the health problems that junk foods pose greatly outweigh that \u201cfeel-good\u201d factor. Furthermore, junk foods have been linked to lower levels of energy and focus, which will further reduce your children\u2019s productivity when studying!<\/p>\n

    Therefore, it would be wise to stop your children from eating junk food as a relaxation activity; you might want to steer them towards healthier brain enhancement foods<\/a>!<\/p>\n

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    #4: Excessive Internet usage<\/span><\/h2>\n

    If watching TV poses the greatest health risks as a leisure activity, then excessive Internet usage may pose the greatest threat to your children\u2019s studies and grades!<\/p>\n

    Due to the sheer amount of information and activities available online, your children can easily get carried away with spending time online. Although it might seem that they could be spending some time online to look for information regarding their schoolwork, this is rarely the case. They usually watch videos on YouTube, visit social sites such as Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, or simply browse through the endless catalogue of websites available online.<\/p>\n

    Although Internet usage is not necessarily harmful, it usually turns out to be very time-consuming! Studies revealed that an estimated 45 percent of children spend more than 3 hours on the Internet every day. While some time spent on the Internet is fine for relaxation, too much will definitely take away your children\u2019s focus on studies. You may want to ensure that your children avoid using the Internet excessively!<\/p>\n

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    #5: Collecting too many toys<\/span><\/h2>\n

    Children, especially in primary school, tend to enjoy collecting toys and various other merchandise. These can help to stimulate creativity and give your children some relaxation time from their studies. However, when children get hooked on a particular type of toy and become obsessed, it may be time to cut down on the habit! For example, children might spend too much of their time and pocket money purchasing and playing with trading card games, and this often results in them neglecting their studies.<\/p>\n

    When children collect too many toys or spend too much time on collecting toys, they get overwhelmed, over-stimulated and cannot focus on one thing at once. Therefore, they not only sacrifice much studying time, but their ability to do their schoolwork may also suffer too!<\/p>\n

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    Lastly\u2026<\/span><\/h2>\n

    Relaxation activities are definitely a must for children to have a healthy work-life balance, and to help their physical and mental development. However, some relaxation activities have less value and more risks than others. It would be advisable to monitor your children\u2019s choice of relaxation activities and to suggest other more beneficial ones to them if possible!<\/p>\n

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    <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":241532,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"Students learn<\/span> the topic of Electricity<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0at Primary 5 and many of them find the concepts to be confusing, especially when they are first exposed to this topic.\r\n\r\nAs such, over the next few blog posts, I will be sharing more about the concepts of Electricity<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0that are commonly tested during examinations.\r\n\r\nIn today\u2019s blog post, I will be focusing on the arrangement of the wires in a bulb and relate it to how a bulb should be connected in a circuit.\r\n

    Today\u2019s Question:<\/span><\/h2>\r\n
    How Should The Bulb Be Connected To The Circuit For It To Light Up?<\/strong><\/span><\/blockquote>\r\n

    The following question is commonly encountered by students during tests.<\/p>\r\n

    \"\"<\/a>Question Credit: Anglo Chinese School (Junior)\/ 2015 Primary 5 SA1\/ Question 18<\/em><\/p>\r\nWe can see that the key difference between the four options is the connection of the bulb(s) in the circuit.\r\n

    Requirements Needed for a Bulb to Light Up<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\r\n\u00a0\r\n\r\n\"\"<\/a>\r\n\r\n\u00a0\r\n\r\nOne wire is connected to the metal casing & one wire is connected to the metal tip<\/u><\/strong>\r\n\r\n\u00a0\r\n

    \"\"<\/a>Example of a closed circuit<\/em><\/p>\r\nWhen the wires in the circuit are connected to the metal casing and metal tip of the bulb, there is a closed (or complete) circuit with the bulb. Electricity will be able to flow through the filament, causing the bulb to light up.\r\n

    What Happens When Both Wires Are Connected To The Metal Tip\/Metal Casing?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\r\nScenario #1: Both wires are connected to the metal tip<\/strong><\/span>\r\n\r\n\"\"<\/a>\r\n

    Example of a circuit when the wires are connected only to the metal tip<\/em><\/p>\r\nWhen both wires are connected to the metal tip of the bulb, electricity is unable to flow through the filament, preventing the bulb from lighting up.\r\n\r\nScenario #2: Both wires are connected to the metal casing<\/strong><\/span>\r\n\r\n\u00a0\r\n

    \"\"<\/a>Example of a circuit when the wires are connected only to the metal casing<\/em><\/p>\r\nWhen both wires are connected to the metal casing of the bulb, electricity is unable to flow through the filament, preventing the bulb from lighting up.\r\n\r\nNow, let us now take a look at the question again.\r\n

    Analysis Of The Options<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\r\n\"\"<\/a>\r\n\r\nWhen analysing the circuits, students need to take note of one key point:\r\n

    How is the bulb connected to the circuit?<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\r\nIn the following analysis, I have traced the pathway that electricity flows through (in red) as well so that it is easier to understand why the bulb lights up.\r\n

    Circuit A<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n\"\"<\/a>\r\n\r\nBoth the metal casing and tip of the bulb are connected to the circuit, forming a closed circuit. Thus, electricity is able to flow through the wires in the circuit to the filament, allowing the bulb to light up.\r\n

    Circuit B<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n\"\"<\/a>\r\n\r\nOnly the tip is connected to the circuit. Thus, electricity is unable to flow through the filament, preventing the bulb from lighting up.\r\n

    Circuit C<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n

    \"\"<\/a><\/p>\r\nOnly the casing is connected to the circuit. Thus, electricity is unable to flow through the filament, preventing the bulb from lighting up.\r\n

    Circuit D<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n

    \"\"<\/a><\/p>\r\nBoth the metal casing and tip of the two bulbs are connected to the circuit, forming a closed circuit. Thus, electricity is able to flow through the wires in the circuit to the filaments, allowing the bulbs to light up.\r\n\r\nAs the bulbs in circuits A and D will light up, the correct answer is option 4.\r\n

    What We Have Learnt Today<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\r\nWhen students wish to find out if the bulb will light up, they should check the following:\r\n

    Are both the metal casing and the tip of the bulb connected to the circuit?<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\r\nIf the answer to the question is \u2018yes\u2019, the bulb will light up. :)\r\n\r\nIn the next blog post, I will be sharing about the advantages and disadvantages of arranging bulbs in series and in parallel.\r\n\r\nStay tuned! :)\r\n\r\n
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