There are lot of exercise guidelines at childhood stage for proper growth and development of children. They are: 

Exercises in early childhood: Physical activity is important to many aspects of child health and development. Exercises have a positive impact on the domains of motor skills and Psychological well being. Alarming trends in childhood obesity among pre-school children have refocused attention on the importance of physical activity in this age group. At this age group organized physical activity is recommended such as 

(a) Running 

(b) Jumping 

(c) Ball games 

(d) Gymnastics 

(e) Swimming

Exercise guidelines for Later childhood: Fine motor skills becomes more refined so allow these individuals to play individual and group games. They begin to use logic and reasoning in order to achieve their goal. Physical activity programming helps to improve psychological outcomes such as self concept, as well as improving mood and other aspects of well being. Activity included for this age group in: 

(a) Structured and unstructured opportunities. 

(b) Team games to develop social skills. 

(c) Aerobics. 

(d) Shorter bouts of combative sport. 

(e) Callisthenics and light resistance exercises.