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THE PITFALLS OF 'MORE, YOUNGER' MINDSET Why Starting Kids Too Early and Pushing Them Too Hard Can Backfire in Youth Sports

Better Coaching

Overemphasizing structured practices and competition early on is linked to two critical issues facing young athletes today: psychological burnout and overuse injuries. Overuse injuries such as Little League shoulder, gymnast wrist, or runners knee are becoming commonplace in grade school athletes.

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A School Without Limits: Young Patients Travel Far to Learn Without Leaving Their Bedside

Stanford Childrens

In collaboration with the hospital teachers accredited by the Palo Alto Unified School District, Faith Collins, a former elementary school teacher, visits up to 10 student patients from ages 8 to 18 every school day, providing an hour of supplemental instruction with VR headsets.

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Withholding Recess and Physical Activity

Arizona Health and Physical Education

But, on any given day, an untold number of children in elementary schools nationwide have all or part of their recess revoked for infractions such as failing to finish their work, talking out of turn or not following directions. School Psychology Quarterly, 18 (3), 253–268. link] Ridgway, A., Northup, J., Pellegrin, A.,