Illinois law mandates recess for K-5 students
Illinois passed a law earlier this year that requires schools to give students in kindergarten through 5th grade 30 minutes of recess every day. [...]Read...
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Aggressive play is a rehearsal for angry peers
When children play aggressively, they may be "rehearsing" for peers who have bad tempers, new research suggests. [...]Read More... from Aggressive play is a rehearsal...
Surfing is fun for troubled kids & hungry crocs
Research suggests that play is an important component of intelligence and learning. Why not teach kids lessons that keep them safe? [...]Read More... from Surfing...
Love in the air & on stage at Cary-Grove
Many parts of our world are dominated by one gender or the other, but not surprisingly, some aspects of life are the same for everyone....
The case of recycling tires for school playgrounds
The Supreme Court will hear a case this term involving the funding of programs that make recycled tires available for playgrounds at church-based schools. [...]Read...
Many kids spend time with firearms
Do you talk with your child's pediatrician about gun ownership in the home? Maybe it's a good idea, just like you talk about car seats....
Playing outdoors can improve kids’ well-being
Kids today spend too much time with smartphones and not enough playing outdoors, a new study out of Scotland finds. [...]Read More... from Playing outdoors...
Seeing benefits, a school expands recess
Maybe we should increase the amount of time young children spend in recess or in unstructured play. It might help learning. [...]Read More... from Seeing...
A new playground is built in a single day
A playground near a Maryland apartment building went up in a day and created learning opportunities for several kids, many of them homeless. [...]Read More......