Young Children Take More Steps Than Many Adults Think, International Study Finds

Children aged three and four take an average of around 18,000 steps a day, according to an international study that challenges common perceptions of how much young children move.

The finding suggests that adults may substantially underestimate the amount of movement children accumulate during a typical day.

Rather than portraying early childhood as a relatively inactive period, the reported average highlights how much walking can add up at this age.

The figure is an average for children in the age group, not a daily target or a count that every child is expected to reach.