gurgaon understanding what makes child happy can be tough for a parent kabir mathur for instance often takes his children to the park does nt them enthused by these visits with multiple options to entertain themselves the playground or is clearly not as alluring as it was in kabir s it nt helped that playgrounds themselves are to find these days children also quickly tire of sameness making for parents to think out of the box to prevent boredom from settling in are growing up in a highly world taking them out with definitely soothes stressed however they need stimulation that only physical and intellectual challenges can provide sending children to camps is definitely a good idea dr samir parikh a psychiatrist from healthcare the of india s gurgaon for kids initiative provides an opportunity for parents engage their over 20 that range from cartooning to acting singing dj ing soccer theatre stand comedy golf and development from 20 to 30 the one day workshops conducted by in each field will be held in the city summer vacation is a good time help kids improve their health and fitness level according to a 2014 study by edusports 40 in india do nt have healthy body mass index levels 40 kids do nt required involving in structured sports programmes is the best way to improve fitness nine year old ankit shrivastav a resident of 48 picks up a new sport every summer he started with soccer he was five and managed to 5 kg in two months so much interest in the sport that he continued it after summer vacations gradually he took interest in other sports we have seen tremendous improvement not only in his well being but also his academic performance said rashi bareja a paediatrician who treated for obesity for the sporty kind gurgaon for kids has a star studded line up cricketer unmukt and soccer coach sacha lizambard technical director and head of saint germain academy be conducting and football workshops those interested in media studies can also enroll for a visit to toi s press and the et now studio satisfying instinct is imperative sometimes when children find it difficult to activities it is a idea to them enrolled in more than hobby so that they get to know about their interest says dr himanshu garg a pulmonologist at artemis so go ahead and log on to wwwtoiingurgaonforkids to register for free workshops make the what remains the summer vacations