On March 15th, in New Jersey, four six year old boys were suspended from school for pointing fingers at each other while they were playing "cops and robbers." It's part of a new zero-tolerance policy schools have started that firmly states that teachers never remove their heads from their...
Nor is it unusual for children to chase each other playing cops-and-robbers, but now parents might see some also pretending they're dead, added Dr. Melissa Brymer of the UCLA-Duke National Center for Child Traumatic Stress. Among the challenges will be spotting which children are struggling e...
if I was playing football or whatever I was applying my energy to at the time, I always wanted to do it to the best of my abilities. And I was always interested in finding out how I could do it better. —Lewis Hamilton
From playing cops and robbers to making Lego® guns and drawing pictures of battles, a fascination with gun play is normal for many boys—and some girls, too. But it can also be really distressing for parents, who may worry that this kind of play can lead...
Kids need quick reflexes, the ability to suddenly change direction, and speed, so playing tag is great exercise. Here are some group tag games perfect for PE. Cops and Robbers Divide your PE class into two equal groups — the “cops” and “robbers.” The cops chase the robbers and tag...
aFor a chila, happiness has a magical quality. I remember making hideouts in newly cut hay, playing cops and robbers in the wood, get a speaking part in the school play. Of course, kids also experience lows, but their delight at such peaks of pleasure as winning a race or getting a...
The landowner peers into the shadows, then waves her on, gruffly wishing her a safe journey.This is a simulation.The fifth-graders at the YMCA's Camp Jewell in Colebrook, Conn., are role-playing slaves escaping on the Underground Railroad in the 1830s. The staff, dressed in bandannas and...
is found joins the it and helps search for the others. KICK THE CAN Define a playing area and put one can or empty bucket in the center of the playing area. Divide the children in two groups. One group is designated as the kickers and the other group as the chasers. The ...
Playing Cops and Robbers with *gasp* toy guns Pretending to shoot each other with sticks we imagined were guns Shooting an actual gun or a bow (with *gasp* sharp arrows) at a can on a log, accompanied by our parents who gave us pointers to improve our aim. Heck, there was even a ...
Over time, I suspect my son’s fascination with guns will lessen, and he will move on to be interested in playing obnoxious music too loudly, driving his car too fast, and the girl next door — all of which seem more dangerous to me than a plastic toy gun....