Fidgeting and core strength

It's amazing that something as small as a five-minute movement break can make all the difference. New research is showing that lack of core strength is prevalent among the most school aged children. Some even say that one in twelve kids lack the core strength their 1980s counterparts had. 

The same kids who used to be running around at recess and after school, are sitting for longer periods of time both in and out of school. Test scores are important, but isn't our children's ability to receive and synthesize information in a more efficient way more important than longer periods of sedentary instruction? Easier to deliver information to kids who are sitting still? Sure! It takes skill an extra planning to allow for these breaks. But nowhere near as efficient. Recess should be a right not a privilege, as should a movement break every 20 or so minutes.

I found several articles  regarding this very trend. Read on, but be sure to get out and move!

http://www.balancedandbarefoot.com/blog/the-real-reason-why-children-fidget

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/angela-hanscom/the-real-reason-why-kids-fidget_b_5586265.html