Recess does a lot of good for kids mental and physical health long after the bell rings, according to research.

The AAP's new guidance is calling attention to the benefits of recess amid declines in unstructured time in schools. Here's ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Recess has a lot of benefits for kids. Here's why experts warn against taking it away as a consequence for misbehavior. (Photo: ...

The Toronto Star recently reported on a Ministry of Education memo it obtained that asks boards for input into a new regulation that "would provide school boards with the ability to structure their ...

The American Academy of Pediatrics is re-emphasizing the importance of school recess for kids' health.

Kids have so much to focus on in school, so they deserve, and need, quality break time. Thank goodness for recess, then—the perfect pause for kids to play and reset their energy—as well as lunch ...

The American Academy of Pediatrics released updated guidance on Monday to protect and improve access to recess in schools, following years of shortened recess at many schools, according to reporting ...

This week, sweltering heat has forced districts around the country – up and down the East coast and across the Midwest – to close schools early or switch to virtual learning. Even more schools ...

Dear Meghan: My fifth grader gets yelled at by other kids when he makes mistakes in sports played at recess (e.g. missing a soccer goal or fumbling a football). How should he respond? He is not ...

Recess, the kids' activities marketplace helping families discover and book camps, classes, after-school programs, and enrichment activities, today announced its expansion into Dallas and Houston ...

My 7-year-old son headed inside from the bus, only to stop abruptly, pivoting right back out. “Going to play outside. We didn’t get recess today,” he shouted back at me. After a bit of digging, I ...