Sport - School sports, coaching kids, extra-curricular sport

An open letter, and thank you, to all my kids' coaches

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My daughter's triathlon tested her body

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Here’s how Aussie kids can move more at school, Nordic style

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The study ound the mermaid fin hindered a child's ability to swim by 70 per cent while the tail reduced it by 60 per cent.

Mermaid tail toys increase drowning risk

"Mermaid tails and fins reduce a child's ability to swim by making it significantly more difficult for children to float, restricting their movement and increasing tiredness."

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Inflatables like this are meant for the pool only.

Parents urged to beware of 'floating killers'

They look innocent, but parents are being warned not to take these to the beach.

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If your child wants to quit sport, let them

We all want our children to persevere and be persistent.

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Five-year-old Toby learns to ride a balance bike, a bicycle without pedals.

'Look! No pedals mum': New way to teach children how to ride

Rob Berry is part of the team at the Balance Bike Clinic, a bicycle training school that fast-tracks the learning process for children to transition from tricycles to two-wheeled bikes by using small bicycles without pedals. "I would quite happily melt down every set of training wheels in the world," he says.