Sign In | School | Bookmarks | News | Columns |Speakers | Tips | About Us | Contact BENEFITS OF RUNNING Running and other forms of aerobic exercise do so much good for our minds and bodies. Here's a little poem you can print for your classrooms or homes to remind children that running is a great way to let off some steam in a fit of anger. BEST FRIENDS AGAIN by Carol Goodrow Art from Abby's Happy Feet Kids Club Folder Today my best friend made me angry, And I pouted for a while, As her image formed in my head, Like a snarling crocodile. So I stomped out to the backyard, Planned to run a million miles. Then her words didn't sting so badly. I forgot why I was mad. I knew "tomorrow'd" be a good day. As I rode my bike with Dad. Yes! I saw my best friend running, In her T-shirt that matched mine. I cried, "Mandy, come ride with us. The whole world feels just fine." Whoa... Here we go! Click for Printer Friendly Poem. A study published in the November 2008 issue of Pediatric Exercise Science found that exercise helps children reduce anger. "Exercise had a significant impact on anger expression in children," researcher Catherine Davis, a clinical health psychologist, Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine. See KidsHealth.org for more on anger management for kids. rwedit@rodale.com