Physical & Mental Health

Free School Benefit – Plenty of Free Play

A new study looking at 34 child care centers serving young children found that parents are instrumental in how much physical activity (or not) kids are getting. In all cases, no matter the setting (inner-city, suburban, Head Start, or Montessori) researchers found that kids are sitting sedentary for most of their day and that very [...]

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Democratic education principals may lead to better mental health among youth

A few years back, The Learner-Centered Principles Work Group of the American Psychological Association (APA) created a guide about school reform and redesign. Their goal was to create systematically researched and evolving learner-centered principles that would result in effective schooling and positive mental health and productivity of our nation`s children. While the guide was clearly [...]

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