Show Exercises for Very Small Children Planned as as a Game to Be Played By Leonhard Felix Fuld LL M. M Ph D. D I Assistant Chief Chic Examiner Municipal Civil Serve Commission New Neto York American Academy Acad Acad- emy Physical education 4 o 1 I 4 L c Y V t i I 4 I i i- i I I T 1 rt I 1 4 r A t l. l La it Fig 1 p t S Vw Setting Settino Up Brt- Brt for lor Small Children Specially Prepared for lor This Magazine by Dr I t F F. Fuld Fig Fla I A 4 Fie Fla 5 5 I VERY child should b be trained to E EVERY practise a setting up p drill ever morning at as early an age as possible I The age of t two o years is not too early I to begin these drills Since formal format calisthenics cannot be taught to very yo young un children these drills must be taught In the form of oC pIa play to arouse and sustain the childs child's interest HOW TALL IS H HELEN lLEN LE When mother asks How low tall talI is Helen th the little child raises her arms shoulder high with the palms facing upward stretches her little body upward and takes a deep breath Fig Fit 1 This is the first position of the breathing exercise taught in the West Point setting set ting up drill I HOW MUCH HAS HELEN GROWN I When mother asKs How much has bas Helen grown the little child rises on her toes raises her arms parallel above her head stretches upward and I takes another deep breath Fig 2 2 This exercise combines a balancing movement for the development de of th arches of the feet with an excellent breathing exercise CAN HELEN SEE MAMMA When MAMMA When mother s Can Helen see mamma 1 the little child bends forward and peeps at her mother between her outstretched legs Fig 3 3 This movement exercises exer exer- tho the spine and the neck HELEN Z PLAYS WOW BOW WOW When When mother asks Can Helen play bow the little child falls on her hands and knees and begins to cra crawl To f floor or taking care to keep her head up and her lIer back baek arched arche Fig I 4 The Tho child barks Wow Vow wow wow as she crawls around This Is an exercise which develops develops develops de de- de- de the arms IS HELEN TIRED When TIRED When mother asks Is Helen Tired 7 she slowly bends her knees and drops the u weight eight of her bod body as If H Intending to sit on the floor poor when she is checked by her mothers mother's caution Helen must not soil her clothes Fig 5 50 51 Thereupon she sha Immediately straightens up This Isa is isa isa a good exercise for the legs and th the abdominal muscles Each of oC these movements should be repeated as often as the mother or teacher may liay deem advisable The drill may be performed at various time times during the day as well as in the morn morn- ing This setting up drill serves ser two useful functions It It lt develops the childs child's lungs feet legs leOS spine neck and ab abdominal ab- ab muscles It also develops de the habit of or a morning setting up drill which will probably be followed by the child throughout its life lite |