Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Children play during a mid-morning recess at William F. Prisk Elementary School in Long Beach on May 20. The American Academy of ...

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Recess isn’t just a fun break for grade schoolers. It’s crucial to good health and good grades for kids of all ages. That’s the message from a leading pediatricians group, which just released the ...

Recess isn’t just a fun break for grade schoolers. It’s crucial to good health and good grades for kids of all ages. That’s the message from a leading pediatricians group, which just released the ...

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Children play during a mid-morning recess at William F. Prisk Elementary School in Long Beach on May 20. The American Academy of Pediatrics recently updated its policy statement about the importance ...