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Parenting

Heartstrings

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1. Pretty basic concept here...

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Tue Mar 14, 2017, 05:49 PM

Mar 2017

With the arts being eleminated and the education system teaching basically for test scores, as that's how teachers are "scored", it's no wonder ADHD, etc. disorders have soared. Children aren't robots, they need to free play, express themselves and most importantly MOVE around...

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Texas School Triples Recess Time, Solves Attention Deficit Disorder. [View all] elleng Mar 2017 OP

Pretty basic concept here... Heartstrings Mar 2017 #1

Sitting for 7 hours a day is unnatural for children. wcast Mar 2017 #2

Not natural for adults either zeusdogmom Mar 2017 #4

When I was in elementary school, way back when Phoenix61 Mar 2017 #3

How can this approach be used to help adults? HoneyBadger Mar 2017 #5

Message auto-removed Name removed May 2017 #6

Well, duh. PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2017 #7