When my kids get some outdoor playtime, they are generally angels: they get all their crazy energy out, plus they're hungry and tired. So they eat well, and then pass out - glorious!
When they are indoors all day, they still have all that energy inside and they're not hungry or tired. So they don't eat dinner and then stay up and beg for snacks! Going to try and get more outdoor playtime into their daily routine...
GOLD / grapefruit / 4555 posts
The same holds true for older children as well. I work with kiddos from age 6 - 12 and they absolutely need at least 30 minutes (preferably more) outside. Not only does it wonders for their jitters and appetite but it also helps their focus on them class work.
grapefruit / 4291 posts
I'm a great believer that getting outside fixes most kid problems! It has to be pretty miserable weather for us to not get outside.
coconut / 8483 posts
Getting him outside makes him so happy. Then hungry. Then tired. Then sleeps. Win win win!!
blogger / eggplant / 11551 posts
Yes, if they start acting up and we've been couped up indoors, taking them outdoors usually solves all our problems!
persimmon / 1270 posts
yep. I have started taking my 14 month old for walks around the block in the mornings because with out it he is whinny and a pain. As soon as we leave the apartment he's great. It's like magic. I see why people have yards.....
pomelo / 5258 posts
Yes, even when LO1 was a newborn we could only cheer her up by taking her outside.
nectarine / 2964 posts
It is a complete hit or miss for us. Some days yes DS sound exactly like your kids. Some days, he would be super cranky, crying and screaming at me when I pick him up from school. So if we get home and he had a minute of outside time after we get home, he would just suddenly revert to normal. Then we go back into the house and there goes more crying and screaming. Generally from what I observed, he'd be an angel to anyone who doesn't live in my house.
cantaloupe / 6923 posts
We're just going through a bunch of naughty over here. I don't know what helps!!! But I like to get outside to get fresh air and feel the sun, I'm assuming it has the same good effect on my kids.
papaya / 10570 posts
Working off her energy helps, yes, but I don't necessarily think its specific to being outdoors - soft play and swimming work just as well, and I don't find that gently pottering around our small garden has the same effect.
GOLD / wonderful apricot / 22276 posts
Yes, I'm so looking forward to summer when it's warm daily.
grapefruit / 4187 posts
Yesterday DS spent all day inside due to crappy weather and it took him hours to finally fall asleep which is very unusual!
hostess / papaya / 10540 posts
I think a little outside time does wonders for adults and kids alike!
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