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Facilitators
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• Child's preference for activity
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• Positive parental, sibling or peer modelling
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• Access to safe play areas, organised activities and preschool or day care programs
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• Sense of social connectedness
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Barriers
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• Safety concerns (child and neighbourhood)
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• Time constraints
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• Financial restraints (lower socioeconomic)
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• Cultural values towards educational achievement (Middle-Eastern)
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• Regulations about equipment and sun exposure
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Parents
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The inherent nature of young children is to be active and television is the biggest barrier to children being active.
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Preschool staff
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The art of creative, active play needs to be restored in the lives of young children
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