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Playground Safety: Avoid Getting Caught

May 11, 2016 By Y3K

Dress children in safe play clothes.  Avoid scarves, hood drawstrings and necklaces that can get caught on play equipment causing major injuries.

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: childhood, children, elementary school, health, injuries, kids, middle school, parenting, recess, safety, students, young children

EDUCATIONAL WINTER BREAK ACTIVITIES #1: BOOKSTORES

December 21, 2014 By Y3K

EDUCATIONAL WINTER BREAK ACTIVITIES #1: BOOKSTORES

An educational present that kids enjoy are gift cards to bookstores. These allow the child to choose what interests them. Even kids that usually hate reading will be able to find something they enjoy and will want to read.

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: child, children, Christmas, education, kids, money, reading, recess

The Crucial Role of Recess in School

December 13, 2012 By Y3K

The following is a new policy statement regarding the importance of recess for students released in the January 2013 issue of Pediatrics: The Official Journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics

“Recess is at the heart of a vigorous debate over the role of schools in promoting the optimal development of the whole child. A growing trend toward reallocating time in school to accentuate the more academic subjects has put this important facet of a child’s school day at risk. Recess serves as a necessary break from the rigors of concentrated, academic challenges in the classroom. But equally important is the fact that safe and well-supervised recess offers cognitive, social, emotional, and physical benefits that may not be fully appreciated when a decision is made to diminish it. Recess is unique from, and a complement to, physical education—not a substitute for it. The American Academy of Pediatrics believes that recess is a crucial and necessary component of a child’s development and, as such, it should not be withheld for punitive or academic reasons.”

Do you agree or disagree? Why? Let us know.

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: brain, controversy, elementary school, health, kids, obesity, play, recess, schools, social skills, special education, sports, students, young children

Importance of Recess: Exercise and Test Scores

November 2, 2011 By Y3K

Children that have 20 minutes per day of unstructured exercise (recess) show improved test scores. Don’t let your school cut out recess periods. Recess is more important than one might think think.

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: exercise, health, recess, tests

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