Preschool-aged children between three and five years of age should be active throughout the day, with a focus on active play.

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Now that kids are back in school, families are settling into their new routines after a long summer break. It can certainly ...

BOSTON (CBS) -- Regular physical activity promotes good physical and mental health, but only about a quarter of American kids get the recommended amount. The American Academy of Pediatrics has issued ...

(Reuters Health) - More than half of U.S. children may not be getting the recommended amount of physical activity and doctors can help by making exercise one of the "vital signs" assessed in routine ...

As far as physical activity goes, American kids are mostly C and D students. And “everything is graded on a curve,” says Jordan Carlson, a professor of pediatrics at Children's Mercy Hospital in ...

Summer is over, the days are getting shorter and colder temperatures will soon take hold across much of the country. For parents and teachers caring for children in early grades, that means going ...

College of Education Associate Dean for Research and Innovation and Professor of Physical Education, University of South Carolina When I noticed my 12-year-old son was spending about seven hours a day ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Ten-year-olds spend more time sitting on their rears and less time running around than they did at age nine, according to a new British study. Kids mostly cut down on their ...

A large-scale study by the University of Bath of more than 17,000 primary school pupils and 2,300 teachers across England has ...