If your child has a medical condition, you may wish to speak with professionals about your child’s movement needs. Gentle movement and helping your child move their arms and legs might be a nice place to start for children with motor impairments. children with cardiorespiratory needs may need a cap for how high their heart rate is allowed to go. In general, however, kids should be offered free movement, no matter what kind of condition they may have.

Many children with developmental disabilities may be inattentive, sluggish, clumsy or awkward. They might not be a good candidate for team sports. But they can usually do individual sports, like swimming or yoga or track and field. Special Olympics is a very valuable resource for children and youth who might have a disability, and who are looking for ways to increase movement in their day.