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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. Children have shorter limbs and different leverage points compared to adults, which influences their biomechanics during movements like throwing, kicking, or running.

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Reflections on the 2025 AIMS Conference: Cosmic Education with Devin Veselenak

Montessori Physical Education

I believe we can understand intrinsic things about people by observing and playing the games they play because it reveals an underlying conscious and unconscious psychology passed down generationally. As many of you know, as a Montessori PE teacher, I've always focused on integrating physical Education with the classroom curriculum.

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Creativity and Healing With Art and Music Therapy

Stanford Childrens

Its an opportunity to celebrate the important role these Creative Arts therapists play in combining the benefits of creative expression and psychological support. If participants share movement goals, the intervention may take on more of a physical aspect. And this year at Stanford Medicine Childrens Health, theres a lot to celebrate.

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The Commodification of Breath: Parsing Fact from Fiction in the Gilded Age of Breathwork and Breathing Influencers

AASP

Let your chest move naturally as a byproduct of belly movement. Biological psychology, 170, 108313. How to Do It Place one hand on your belly and the other on your chest. Inhale slowly through your nose so your belly rises. Exhale slowly so your belly falls. How Does It Work? PMID: 23487544; PMCID: PMC3590872. Severs, L.

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Add Movement to the School Day to Boost Student Physical Activity and Learning

SHAPE America

Adding more movement — through physical education, recess and active classrooms — is essential for beating the almost-winter blues. Elementary students get the majority of their movement during the school day in physical education (PE) and recess. Middle and high school students take even fewer steps during a typical school day.

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The Relentless School Nurse: Grandparents – A Vital Resource in the Gun Violence Prevention Movement

Relentless School Nurse

Grandparents are an invaluable resource in the gun violence prevention movement. To fully utilize the potential of grandparents within the movement, efforts should be made to engage them. By elevating the voices and stories of grandparents within the movement, we inspire others to take action.

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Physical Education (PE) a guilt-trip subject for education systems

Reinventing the Game

It is difficult subject, wanting to enhance, educate, improve life skill movement that is almost unique to everyone through a generalised approach. The adjective perfect is too subjective to/for the teacher and potentially contrarian to the learner centred ideals of movement development. What is its form?