Stunning “finding” from the American Academy of Pediatrics says that all the pressure of school, homework, and structured extra-curricular activities is stressing our children.

A new report from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) says free and unstructured play is healthy and – in fact – essential for helping children reach important social, emotional, and cognitive developmental milestones as well as helping them manage stress and become resilient.

At TeamUP! Tutors, we’ve long counseled parents of pre-schoolers to send their children outside to play rather than gain an early advantage in reading and arithmetic. At the same time, home tutoring is a way to relieve some structure and, for many children, is a way to avoid some of the stress of homework.