Recess, and unstructured play, are essential for children’s development—both in building communication and leadership skills, ...

The approach, sometimes called “risky play,” follows research that shows children benefit from climbing high, running ... approach to recess has improved the experience for kids and adults.

From the earliest days of parenting, we’re told that bedtime should be calm and quiet in order to promote healthy sleep ...

When children were organizing their own games of soccer and basketball, the games were apparently 'not inclusive, fair or fun ...

Recess is just as important as academics ... declaring that tag was a safety issue, due to kids “running in packs, pushing, knocking other children over, and making the game dangerous.” ...

Some schools with indoor gymnasiums allow for students to run around and exercise, while other, smaller schools have students having recess in their classrooms with limited physical activity.

Public school students across Tennessee would get a minimum of 40 minutes of recess each day, under a new bill up for debate ...

Camp Fire Central Oregon has partnered with Bend-La Pine Schools to bring Playworks, a program that aims to increase students’ communication skills and confidence at recess, to Three Rivers ...