The Contribution of Active Time in Children´s Free Time

Cilj ovog diplomskog rada bio je steći uvid u participiranje tjelesnih aktivnosti u slobodnom vremenu djece predškolske dobi. Za potrebe istraživanja metodom online anketnog upitnika ispitano je 89 roditelja predškolske djece. Podaci su obrađeni pomoću programa Microsoft Excel te su prikazani pomoću tablica i izračunat je postotak. Rezultati istraživanja pokazali su da djeca ovih ispitanika svoje slobodno vrijeme provode poprilično pasivno. Većina roditelja navodi da njihovo dijete nije upisano ni na kakav dodatan program unutar predškolske ustanove, kao ni izvan nje. No, djeca koja su upisana na neki dodatni program unutar ili izvan predškolske ustanove pohađaju većinom sportske aktivnosti od kojih roditelji najčešće navode nogomet, gimnastiku i ples. Sportske aktivnosti djeca najčešće prakticiraju dva do tri puta tjedno u trajanju od 45 minuta do dva sata. Zabrinjavajući su rezultati koji pokazuju da ova djeca jednaku količinu svog slobodnog vremena provode u aktivnoj i u pasivnoj igri. Više od 50% djece provodi manje od 60 minuta svog slobodnog vremena dnevno u aktivnoj igri, a više od 30% djece provode više od sat vremena sjedeći uz igru. Većinu svog slobodnog vremena djeca ovih ispitanika provode na zraku, te se u većini predškolskih ustanova u kojima borave provodi tjelesno vježbanje. Uz medijske sadržaje ova djeca provode minimalno vremena, a gotovo svi ispitanici, njih 95,5% smatra da njihovo dijete kvalitetno provodi svoje slobodno vrijeme. S obzirom na dobivene rezultate, postavljena hipoteza nije potvrđena jer većina ispitanika ne prepoznaje važnost tjelesne aktivnosti za svoje dijete.The aim of this thesis was to gain insight into physical activity partake in preschool children’s free time. For the purpose of research, 89 parents with preschool children participated in my online survey questionnaire. The data has been analysed using Microsoft Excel, presented in tables with the percentage calculated. The results of the research show the examinees’ children spend their free time passively for the most part. Most of the parents stated that their child is not enrolled in any additional program within the preschool, nor outside of it. However, in most cases, the children enrolled in an additional program within or outside of their preschool take part in sporting activities, among which most frequently cited by the parents are football, gymnastics and dance. Sporting activities are mostly practiced two to three times a week, their duration ranges from 45 minutes to two hours. Alarming are the results, according to which these children spend the same amount of their free time in active and passive playtime. More than 50% of the children spend less than 60 minutes of their free time a day playing actively, also more than 30% of the children spend more than an hour sitting down while playing. However, the participants’ children spend most of their free time in the fresh air, and most of the preschools they attend implement physical exercise. A minimum amount of time these children spend using digital content, and nearly all of the examinees, 95,5% of them, consider their children’s free time spent in good quality. According to the obtained results, the generated hypothesis was not confirmed, due to the fact that most of the examinees do not appreciate the importance of physical activity for their child