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New AAP Recess Guidelines Reiterate The Benefits Of Recess For Kids

Goodboy Picture Company/E+/Getty ImagesMy oldest started middle school this year, and while it has been a wonderful transition from elementary school, there’s something she still really misses — recess. In her school, they do reward the kids with a lot of “walk-and-talks” which lets them go outside at the end of the day on Fridays to hang with friends, but it’s only every few weeks or so. Nothing like the recess she fondly remembers (and misses!).But even the recess my kids have is nothing compared to my own memories of recess. I remember the time stretching forever — the entire grade level al...