--- title: "WakeUpWednesday: 10 Top Tips for Parents and Educators: Promoting Physical Wellbeing" url: "https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2024-06-19-wakeupwednesday-10-top-tips-for-parents-and-educators-promoting-physical-wellbeing" school: "Darwen St James’ C of E Primary Academy" --- # WakeUpWednesday: 10 Top Tips for Parents and Educators: Promoting Physical Wellbeing ![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/news/promoting-physical-wellbeing(1).jpg) 19 June 2024 Football’s European Championship is now well underway, and this huge event could potentially get children interested in having a go on the pitch themselves – or perhaps they’re already passionate about sport. It could present a great opportunity to get young people engaged in physical activity and regular exercise, which has proven positive impacts on all facets of their health – including mental and emotional wellbeing. With all that said, it can sometimes be difficult to get children and young people motivated to take part in sports and other exercise, but there are certainly ways to do so. This guide provides you with some top tips from our expert on how to encourage young people to stay active and remain invested in their physical welfare.![](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/images/news/promoting-physical-wellbeing.jpg) [PE](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/tag/pe) [PSHE](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/tag/pshe) [Mental Health and Wellbeing](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/tag/mental-health-and-wellbeing) [![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/imagecache/100x100c/news/French_yr5_13-6-24.jpg)](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2024-06-18-year-5-french) Previous ### [Year 5 French ](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2024-06-18-year-5-french) [![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/imagecache/100x100c/news/unnamed.png)](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2024-06-20-year-3-maths-solving-problems-using-time) Next ### [Year 3 Maths - Solving Problems Using Time](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2024-06-20-year-3-maths-solving-problems-using-time) ### Academy Life - [News](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news) - [Events](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/events) - [Clubs](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/basc) - [School Council](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/school-council) - [Attendance](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/attendance) - [Charities and Fundrasing](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/charities-and-fundraising) - ![School Games Gold](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/Gold_Logo_25-26(1).png) - ![Healthy school](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/healthy_school.png) - ![Picture News](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/6_Years_of_Picture_News.png) - ![AP smilestar](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/Screenshot_2026-07-27_10.26.27.png) ##### Location St James Crescent Darwen Lancashire BB3 0EY ##### Contact Us 01254 703260 ##### Stay Connected - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/Darwenstjames) - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/darwenstjames/) © Copyright 2021–2026 Darwen St James’ C of E Primary Academy School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)