Let the Children Play (Some More) by Stuart Brown, New York Times

Here on the balmy central coast of California and all across the country, kids are heading back to school. The classes are larger, the No Child Left Behind mandates remain in place and, despite advice from the nation’s secretary of health and human services and others, recess and physical education (not to mention art and music instruction) have in many schools been cut back or eliminated. While most of our backpack-laden kids are eager to catch up with friends they haven’t seen over the summer, the general feeling is that “playtime is over.” Read More...

Another great article of interest this month: Preschoolers Can Suffer Chronic Depression: Study by Frank James, NPR

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