Stretching is a movement that extends the stretched part as far as possible. Stretching may involve moving a joint through its range of movement. Children can be told that stretching makes the body part stretched as big as it can be. They should understand that stretching the muscles may cause some minor discomfort and that controlled movement is important. Stretching will increase a child s flexibility.
Balance is achieved through postural adjustment to gravity.
In other words keeping the body in place without having too much weight on either side. There are two types of balance. The first is static balance, which is balance without locomotor movement on a fixed base. In static balance, the child raises one leg from the ground and balances on the other foot while standing in place. The second type of balance is dynamic balance, which involves balance control while moving.