Thursday
Stress
The National Association for the Education of Young Children recommends unstructured physical play as a developmentally appropriate means of reducing stress in children’s lives – and studies show that stress has a negative impact on learning as well as on health. For many children, especially those who are hyperactive or potentially so, recess is an opportunity to blow off steam. Outdoors, children can engage in behaviors (loud, messy, and boisterous) considered unacceptable and annoying indoors. And because recess is a break from structure and expectations, children have an opportunity to take control of their world, which is a rarity in their lives.
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This makes sense! Recess is a great thing! Its good for them to have the same opportunity for "recess" outside of school too. I know my kids sleep better, let alone the benfits it has in classroom learning!
I know that even as an adult, being able to go run around and get some exercise helps relieve stress and refresh the mind. Recess is such an important part of a child's life.
As an adult, I feel their is nothing better than a bike ride or a run to relieve stress, so for a child I think it's even more important for them to have a "break" and work off some of the energy and pressure that they may feel in the classroom.
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