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Hello Carolina,
Technology has become more and more accessible and affordable for everyone. Kids spend between 6 and 9 hours a day in front of screens*, but there are huge skills that kids can only develop if they spend time engaged in outdoor activities and practicing sports.
Playing outdoors helps children improve their motor skills, hand-eye coordination, balance, and overall performance. It also teaches children how to properly interact with the environment and to the people around them.
When playing outside with other kids, children learn how to be creative and come up with new solutions when things don’t turn out as they expected. This is very important for children to learn how to problem solve and empathize with others.
Among the most important skills developed when playing outdoor games is critical thinking as this is a skills that is most effectively learned through lived experience. In order to develop critical thinking it is helpful for the child to be outside, moving his/her body and interacting with other children.
*CDC - Infographics - Screen Time vs. Lean Time - NCCDPHP: Community Health
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