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    This document discusses how outdoor activities can help children with ADHD by reducing symptoms. It recommends structured and unstructured games, team sports, individual activities like running and climbing, and yard work. These physical activities increase dopamine levels and allow children to release energy, improving balance, coordination and focusing abilities. Spending more time outside engaging in fun activities can help manage ADHD.

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    This document discusses how outdoor activities can help children with ADHD by reducing symptoms. It recommends structured and unstructured games, team sports, individual activities like running and climbing, and yard work. These physical activities increase dopamine levels and allow children to release energy, improving balance, coordination and focusing abilities. Spending more time outside engaging in fun activities can help manage ADHD.

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    Outdoor activities for children with ADHD

    Outdoor activities are the most entertaining activities for children, there is no denying
    that. Outdoor activities are not only entertaining, but also extremely beneficial, especially for a
    specific children category. Most kids carry out different tasks and activities with next to no
    problems or effort, but for children who have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, these tasks
    can become much more difficult. The difficulties are frequently caused by a number of
    symptoms: impulsivity, disorganized thinking, poor time-management skills, difficulty focusing
    on a specific task, excessive activity and restlessness, low frustration tolerance, etc.

    And this is where outdoor activities play an important role. Studies show that spending
    time outside can help reduce or diminish the severity of ADHD symptoms. Hyperactive and
    impulsive kids are able to release tension much easier when they engage in activities that require
    physical effort: running, jumping or different sports. Outdoor activities enable children to move
    their bodies, engage in physical activity, which increases brain’s dopamine levels, levels that are
    naturally low in kids with ADHD. Among the previously mentioned benefits, we also mention:
    physical activity improves balance, coordination and gross motor skills. Given these benefits,
    you might want to encourage your kid to spend more time outside. Here are some fun ideas!

    1. Simple, structured and unstructured activities

    Structured and unstructured games and activities with simple instructions like: art
    activities (drawing, painting, dancing, craft work, clay modelling, etc.), playing tag or even
    yoga can be extremely beneficial for children with ADHD.

    On the other hand, it is really important for the kid to have rule-free activities, like free
    play. In this case, the no-rules games give them the opportunity to express their creativity and
    let their energy run free.
    2. Team games

    A healthy dose of competition can be incredibly stimulating. Moreover, teamwork can


    motivate the kid into putting more effort into the game! Here the list of team activities can be
    endless: football, volley, handball, tennis, bowling, jumping obstacles, etc. Besides the decrease
    of ADHD symptoms, team activities have additional benefits: teaching the kid social skills like
    following the rules and learning how to lose.
    3. Individual activities

    However, some ADHD children don’t work too well in a team or have some difficulties
    using their social or motor skills (clumsiness). This is why you can choose from a variety of
    individual activities, such as: running, swimming, climbing, biking, etc. Also, if your kid loves
    nature, you can encourage him into focusing his attention on activities like gardening (planting
    and watering flowers).

    4. Yard activities

    Outdoor activities that require an increased physical effort are extremely beneficial for kids
    with ADHD. Activities such as: painting a wall or a fence, raking leaves or hauling different
    things in a wheelbarrow enables children to use their own bodies as a force against the resistance
    and this simple act can have an incredibly calming effect on them.

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