How Recess May Help Your Child's Resilience [psychologytoday.com]

Ingrid Cockhren (PACEs Connection Staff) 9/28/2312:00 PM

By Andrea Bonior, Photo: OleksandrPidvalnyi/Pixabay, Psychology Today, September 26, 2023

With reports of youth mental health problems on the rise and indications that American schoolchildren are getting less and less unstructured play and physical activity, it's worth examining whether these two issues are feeding into each other.

A recent study led by Manuel Hanke and Sebastian Ludyga from the Department of Sport, Exercise, and Health at the University of Basel has attempted to do just that.

Many of us have known for years that physical exercise is good for physical and mental health, no matter what your age. However, this latest study set out to examine the specific interaction between physical activity and a child's resilience, while they endured stress-inducing situations.

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