Enabling children to engage in more frequent and more team-based activity will benefit the development of their attention, planning, and self-control, particularly at grades 3 and 4. #Recess #GymClass #Sports #ADHD #NICHDImpact
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34240519
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34240519
Amount and type of physical activity as predictors of growth in executive functions, attentional control, and social self-control across 4 years of elementary school - PubMed
This paper used a nationally representative sample of children from the United States to examine the extent to which physical activity and sports participation may promote growth in children's executive functions (EFs), attention, and social self-control over time. Using data from the ECLS-K:2011 (N …