With this decrease, students are losing the opportunity to develop positive social and emotional skills that are important for cognitive performance. These researchers state that “recess is the fourth R that must be taught in schools” (Pellegrini, A., & Bohn, C., 2005, p. 16). The ability to interact cooperatively with peers, inhibit antisocial behavior, and form close relationships are important developmental tasks for children first entering primary school. Mastery of these tasks constitutes social competence for that period and this provides the foundation for subsequent skills for academic success. They come to the conclusion that recess is very important for a child's well-being. They even go so far as to claim that extending the school day and school year, with more frequent recess periods, could positively influence children's cognitive performance and social skills, while providing parents with much-needed child care. for longer periods (2005, p..