COVID-19-related restrictions disrupted the normal social and environmental systems within which children live, learn and play. These sudden societal changes provided opportunities for children and young people, their families, and the professionals and authorities supporting them to observe and experience a different type of world and reflect on what they value and what children’s lives could be. Throughout 2020 and 2021, Australian regions experienced different ‘lockdown’ situations—ranging from just a few days to over 250 days of significant restrictions including limited opportunities to leave the home, no in-person schooling, no organised sports, no mixing with friends and extended family and closures of local playgrounds. Although potentially biased, available proxy-reported and self-reported data show that lockdowns were associated with changes in children and young people’s physical activity (PA) and sedentary behaviours (including screen use)—but these changes were not uniform across Australia and not all were detrimental. An Australian national survey1 found 42% of parents reported their children were less active versus 8% who said they were more active. While most parents (61%) said children had more time for PA, many (49%) struggled to find ways to keep their children active. One state-based survey found that 70% of parents reported a decrease in their children’s PA.2 However, another state-based survey reported no overall decrease, but rather a shift from organised to unstructured PA.3 In response to the COVID-19 disruptions in Australia we witnessed several shifts in practices and perspectives related to PA that potentially have long-term …

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在澳大利亚受到新冠肺炎 (COVID-19) 疫情的系统性破坏后，重新规划儿童的体育活动


与 COVID-19 相关的限制扰乱了儿童生活、学习和玩耍的正常社会和环境系统。这些突然的社会变化为儿童和青少年、他们的家庭以及支持他们的专业人士和当局提供了观察和体验不同类型世界的机会，并反思他们的价值观以及儿童的生活可能是什么样子。在 2020 年和 2021 年期间，澳大利亚各地区经历了不同的“封锁”情况——从短短几天到超过 250 天的重大限制，包括离开家的机会有限、不能亲自上学、没有有组织的运动、不能与朋友聚会以及大家庭和当地游乐场的关闭。尽管可能存在偏见，但可用的代理报告和自我报告数据表明，封锁与儿童和年轻人的体力活动 (PA) 和久坐行为（包括屏幕使用）的变化有关，但这些变化在澳大利亚各地并不统一，而且并非所有地区都如此是有害的。澳大利亚的一项全国调查1发现，42% 的父母表示他们的孩子不太活跃，而 8% 的父母表示他们的孩子比较活跃。虽然大多数家长 (61%) 表示孩子有更多时间进行体能活动，但许多家长 (49%) 却很难找到让孩子保持活跃的方法。一项州级调查发现，70% 的家长表示，孩子的 PA 有所下降。2 然而，另一项州级调查显示，孩子的 PA 并未总体下降，而是从有组织的 PA 转向了无组织的 PA。3 针对 COVID-19在澳大利亚的混乱中，我们目睹了与 PA 相关的实践和观点的一些转变，这些转变可能会产生长期的……