Outdoor play (with the correct shoes) is crucial for your kid’s growing body, with Maegan Mak, paediatric physiotherapist at Playworks Physio

Why is play so important for children’s bodies? How important are kid’s shoes? And how exactly does screen time affect kid’s bodies?

We dive into all this and more in this week’s episode with the amazing Maegan Mak, the owner of PlayWorks Physio, a paediatric physiotherapy clinic located in Port Moody, BC.

Tune in to hear: 

• How a paediatric physiotherapist can help kids from birth to age 18 [4:55]
• Why outdoor play spaces have a different impact on kids’ bodies than indoor play spaces [7:47]
• How screen time affects little bodies [13:35]
• How to choose appropriate shoes for your kids (this one blew our mind!) [18:39]
• How to help your kids develop awareness of their body so they know how hard they can push themselves [24:14]

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