As the 2023-24 school year begins, COVID-19 continues to impact our children's mental and physical health. NFL and GENYOUth are trying to help.

Free play is nature’s means of teaching children that they are not helpless. In play, away from adults, children really do have control and can practice asserting it.

On a recent afternoon in June, a line of kids between the ages of 5 and 13 snaked back from the door at the edge of classroom at St. Anthony's Catholic School in East Oakland, California.

Recess promotes more learning, not less, so we encourage every school and district to take advantage of this reopening moment to establish play as a value in the school community,” Cushing says.

The second study, based in two school districts in Colorado, demonstrated that the more play equipment schools provided, the bigger the activity gains. “If there’s something fun to do, kids ...

Play, cognitive skills in kindergarten predict extracurricular activities in middle school. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2017 / 01 / 170110151343.htm ...

Most American kids quit playing sports by age 11. That means a lot of kids are missing out on some of the huge benefits of sports, including spacial awareness, physical activity and team skills.

To investigate whether changing the play environment in primary schools to one that includes greater risk and challenge increases physical activity and reduces body mass index (BMI). A 2-year ...