chapter 12 Leisure and Recreation Across the Life Span

Three Major Categories of Development ___________________________

Seven Life Stages _____________________________________

Infancy: From Baby to Toddler Physical ____________________________________ Cognitive _______________________________________ Socioemotional _______________________________________ Considerations for program design ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Examples From Recreation and Leisure Service Sectors _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________

Early Childhood: Preschool Years Physical ________________________________________________ Cognitive __________________________________________________________________________________________________ Socioemotional ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Considerations for program design _______________________________________________

Examples From Recreation and Leisure Service Sectors Younger-kids camp programs give parents a break for a couple of hours. Encourage children to take the initiative to test new skills and abilities and to further refine skills to carry over to the next life stage: _________________________________

Middle and Late Childhood: Elementary School Years Physical ________________________________________________________________________________________ Cognitive ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Socioemotional ________________________________________________________________________________________ (continued)

Middle and Late Childhood: Elementary School Years (continued) Seven functions of children’s friendship: ______________________________________ (continued)

Middle and Late Childhood: Elementary School Years (continued) Considerations for program design: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Examples From Recreation and Leisure Service Sectors ____________________________________ A variety of skills are necessary and the nontraditional nature of the activities are important so that all participants can feel a sense of contribution and accomplishment to the larger group.

Adolescence: Teenage Years Physical _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ Cognitive (continued)

Adolescence: Teenage Years (continued) Socioemotional _______________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Considerations for program design ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Examples From Recreation and Leisure Service Sectors ___________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Early Adulthood: 20s and 30s Physical _____________________________________________ Cognitive ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ (continued)

Discussion: Subject: Developmental Characteristics What are some important developmental characteristics that affect the leisure and recreation behaviors of young adults? What about middle adults?

Early Adulthood: 20s and 30s (continued) Socioemotional ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ (continued)

Early Adulthood: 20s and 30s (continued) Considerations for program design _________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________

Examples From Recreation and Leisure Service Sectors ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ (continued)

Examples From Recreation and Leisure Service Sectors (continued) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Middle Adulthood: 40s and 50s Physical ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Cognitive ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________ (continued)

Middle Adulthood: 40s and 50s (continued) Socioemotional ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Considerations for program design This age group wrestles with generativity and stagnation:

Examples From Recreation and Leisure Service Sectors ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Late Adulthood: Senior Years Physical ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ (continued)

Late Adulthood: Senior Years (continued) Cognitive Mechanics: __________________________________________________________________________________________ Pragmatics: __________________________________________________________________________________________ Socioemotional _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ (continued)

Late Adulthood: Senior Years (continued) Considerations for program design __________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Discussion: Subject: Baby Boomers The baby boomers are aging and have begun to hit retirement age. Are baby boomers’ recreation and leisure preferences going to be the same as those of previous generations of older adults? Why or why not? Keep this in mind….I don’t want to just play bridge and sit around all day….

Examples From Recreation and Leisure Service Sectors Chronic disease training: ________________________________________________________________________________________ Peer instructors: ________________________________________________________________________________________ Health and wellness seminars: ________________________________________________________________________________________

Summary _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Discussion: Subject: Sunnyvale Resort You are a recreation coordinator at Sunnyvale Resort, which is located on the Gulf Coast of Florida. Each day your department offers a three-hour “camp” for children ages 6 to 12. You have an arts and crafts area with tables and chairs in a shaded area by the pool, a large grassy area next to the beach suitable for yard games and sports, and of course the sandy beach area. Your recreation supply closet is stocked with enough equipment and supplies for sports, games, and arts and crafts. This is a drop-in program, so from day to day you do not know the composition of the group. Today you have four 6-year-olds, three 8-year-olds, and one 10-year-old. How should you and your assistant organize the group for the camp? What are two to four games or activities that everyone in the group could enjoy? How would you modify the activities to meet the needs of the younger and older children? What two activities would be suited to each age group? Describe why they are best for each specific age group.