As far as physical activity goes, American kids are mostly C and D students. And “everything is graded on a curve,” says Jordan Carlson, a professor of pediatrics at Children's Mercy Hospital ...

American kids earned an overall grade of a D- on the U.S. Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth. What can be done about that?

Physical activity—primarily in the form of active play—promotes young children's physical, mental, emotional and social health. It can also influence how active people will be later in life.

Early childhood education Some children may also not find adequate physical activity in child care. One study of a sample of about 400 early learning and child care practitioners found that they ...

The grade “active transportation” among kids received was the same as the one for overall physical activity (D-). Neither grade has increased in a decade.