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Walking with kids
Walking is a fantastic activity for you and your children. It's free, you can be spontaneous and it's a great way to spend quality time together.
Kids love walking because:
It's fun and interesting: you get to notice things along the way and meet people in your neighbourhood.
It's sociable: children love walking with their friends, especially on the journey to school.
It makes them feel good: the exercise makes them feel calmer and happier and it improves their concentration, making it easier to focus in school.
It promotes independence and freedom: children can make more decisions about their journey than they can in the car - they can choose to stop and look at something along the way and they can start to make decisions about road safety. For older children, walking independently offers some time to themselves.
Getting children walking from a young age is an investment for life, developing road awareness in time for independent walking as a teenager and creating good habits for an active life as an adult. Get tips and advice about encouraging safe and independent walking and set your children on the right track for life.
There are other benefits to walking, too. It helps keep you and your kids healthy, it's good for the environment and it could save you money.
To find out more about why walking is good for you and your family download our Why Walk? leaflet (pdf)


