DEVELOPMENT OF HEALTHY CHILDREN OF EARLY AND PRESCHOOL AGE IN KHARKIV: I STAGE

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DEVELOPMENT OF HEALTHY CHILDREN OF EARLY AND PRESCHOOL AGE IN KHARKIV: I STAGE

Journal Title: Neonatologìâ, hìrurgìâ ta perinatalʹna medicina - Year 2018, Vol 8, Issue 2

Abstract

Summary.Physical activity and games are very important for normal development of abilities of the child, as they lay the foundation for the future abilities of the child to read, write, count and abilities of creative thinking. The game undeniably influences all the aspects of child development.Objective: To evaluate the development of the children of 3, 4 and 5 years, living in Kharkiv and their peers, which go in for soccer to the football club for preschoolers “Footbik”, based on the TOTAL SOCCER coaching method (the Netherlands). Methods: a prospective medical and social study of 323 children aged from 2 to 4.5 years living in Kharkiv (115 from kindergartens and 208 from sort section with special football methodics). The design of research included development of application forms, questionnaire for the parents of the children, creation of database and statistic processing of the obtained material on STATISTICA 7.Results. The motor skills in the children of both groups did not differ. It is quite understandable that parents are willing for a “rapid physical” development of their child and send him/her to the football club for preschoolers. But the advance in motor skills in comparison with the peers needs time.We have analyzed the period of attending the football club for preschoolers by the children of comparison group and according to this, have carried out the analysis of the children development. The majority of children - 143 (69%) - have been attending the sports club for less than half a year (p<0.001). From 6 to 12 months the sports club was attended by 54 (26%) children, more than a year - 11 (5%) children. That’s why for a more detailed analysis and collection of the evidence it is necessary to conduct the II stage of research, namely, the influence of the period of attending the football club for preschoolers on the child development. Our stage of the research defined that the frequency of the cognitive (intellectual) development was better in children going to the football club for preschoolers with the special coaching method. It should be pointed out that the advance of social and emotional development was observed only in children going to kindergartens.Conclusions. It was identified that physical development in children of the early and preschool age does not differ in children going to kindergartens or football club for preschoolers. A statistically important frequency of advancement in cognitive (intellectual) development of the child was recorded among the children going to the football club for preschoolers. An advancement in social and emotional development was recorded in children going only to kindergartens.

Authors and Affiliations

O. Riga, M. Gonchar, I. Pilgui

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EP ID EP634500
DOI 10.24061/2413-4260.VIII.2.28.2018.6
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