1. chapter 12
Leisure
and Recreation
Across the Life Span

2. Three Major Categories of Development
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3. Seven Life Stages
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4. Infancy: From Baby to Toddler
Physical
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Cognitive _______________________________________
Socioemotional _______________________________________
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5. Examples From Recreation and Leisure Service Sectors
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6. Early Childhood: Preschool Years
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Cognitive __________________________________________________________________________________________________
Socioemotional
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Considerations for program design
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7. 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:
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8. Middle and Late Childhood: Elementary School Years
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Cognitive ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Socioemotional ________________________________________________________________________________________
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9. Middle and Late Childhood: Elementary School Years (continued)
Seven functions of children’s friendship:
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10. Middle and Late Childhood: Elementary School Years (continued)
Considerations for program design:
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11. Examples From Recreation and Leisure Service Sectors
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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.

12. Adolescence: Teenage Years
Physical
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Cognitive
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13. Adolescence: Teenage Years (continued)
Socioemotional
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Considerations for program design
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14. Examples From Recreation and Leisure Service Sectors
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15. Early Adulthood: 20s and 30s
Physical
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Cognitive
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16. Discussion: Subject: Developmental Characteristics
What are some important developmental characteristics that affect the leisure and recreation behaviors of young adults? What about middle adults?

17. Early Adulthood: 20s and 30s (continued)
Socioemotional
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18. Early Adulthood: 20s and 30s (continued)
Considerations for program design
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19. Examples From Recreation and Leisure Service Sectors
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20. Examples From Recreation and Leisure Service Sectors (continued)
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21. Middle Adulthood: 40s and 50s
Physical ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Cognitive ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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22. Middle Adulthood: 40s and 50s (continued)
Socioemotional
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Considerations for program design This age group wrestles with generativity and stagnation:

23. Examples From Recreation and Leisure Service Sectors
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24. Late Adulthood: Senior Years
Physical
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25. Late Adulthood: Senior Years (continued)
Cognitive
Mechanics: __________________________________________________________________________________________
Pragmatics: __________________________________________________________________________________________
Socioemotional
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26. Late Adulthood: Senior Years (continued)
Considerations for program design
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27. 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….

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

29. Summary
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30. 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.