A school in Texas has found a unique way to treat children suffering from ADHD – by allowing kids two extra 15-minutes of recess. Kindergarten and first-grade students were found to pay more attention in class and fidget less when they were allowed to spend more time dong what kids like to do – engage in physical activity and play. Wakingtimes.com reports: It’s such a simple notion in such unusual times that it actually sounds revolutionary, and several schools in Texas are being hailed for trying a new program which solves behavioral problems by doing nothing more than allowing children to play outside more often during the school day. Simple ideas like this have been proven to work well in places like Finland, where students’ test scores improved along with increased play time, a case which serves as the inspiration for a program in Texas schools which have quadrupled the amount of outdoor recreational time, seeing amazing results in terms of overall increase in focus and decreases in distraction and behavioral interruptions. “According to Today, the Eagle Mountain Elementary in Fort Worth, Texas, has been giving kindergarten and first-grade students two 15-minute recess breaks every morning and two 15-minute breaks every afternoon [...]
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