Children and adolescents can choose any type of moderate or higher intensity physical activity, such as brisk walking, playing tag, jumping rope, or swimming, as long as it is adds up to at least one hour a day.
It is recommended that children and adolescents participate in at least 60 minutes of moderate intensity physical activity most days of the week, preferably daily.
- Recommendation from the Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005.
Continued section from part one of Save Our Children from Depression.
After undergoing several counseling sessions with her school counselor, suddenly Susan had disappeared from school. A heartbreaking thing has happened. This student has been hospitalized in psychiatrist center in a critical condition. She cried, screams and threw things within her reach during treatment.
After thorough diagnosis from psychologist, Susan was confirmed to suffer chronic depressive illness: major depression disorder.
“Please help me teacher. I am feeling like going to die. Lately I cannot learn, could not sleep. Life is meaningless!” That is how the sigh and complaint from a pupil or student to her teacher.
To those whose professions are teacher, counselor, lecturer, psychologist or social worker, they are sure to have ever received the same complain. In most of the cases, the students are actually facing a depression problem (sadness). The condition is quite usual especially once when students face examinations. Let alone with the high hope from their parents.
