Elementary school recess is at risk of being eliminated from school curriculums. Proponents of this position believe that the child’s time could be better spent in the classroom. With this trend becoming more the norm, one must question, “Are we robbing children of childhood play experiences?” Therefore the purpose of the study was to: (1) gauge the support of recent divisions to eliminate recess in various schools across the United States, (2) determine the value of and lessons learned during recess, (3) compare the amount of after school time allotted to homework and unstructured play for today’s children versus parents of those children, (4) assess the differences in conflict resolution that arise/arose during recess, (5) determine the games that 6 to 12 year-olds play during school recess, (6) determine the games that current parents of 6 to 12 year-olds played during recess as children, and (7) understand the generation differences/similarities in organized recess activities/recreation versus more unstructured games. Telephone interviews were conducted among parents who (1) had at least one child between the ages of 6 and 12, and (2) gave permission to conduct a shorter, similar interview with a child in their household between the ages of 6 to 12. Another sample of interviews were conducted among children who qualified as being between the ages of 6 and 12 years. A sample of the results includes: (1) tag and kick ball games are mainstays for recess activities. Soccer and basketball are more popular among children today, while jumping rope, hopscotch and dodge ball were recess activities of years gone by, (2) the majority of parents and children claim that recess activity is/was time for them to play on their own, (3) most parents and children do not want recess to be banned, (4) children estimate they play about 2 ½ hours per day in unstructured play, while parents think their children play 2 ¾ hours per day. Parents also say they spent even more time playing when they were children (3.1 hours), and (5) nearly three-quarters of parents agree that children are not getting enough exercise, and are concerned the children are not learning to be creative because of the technology that is available to them. Parents also agree that adult supervision results in the children not learning to solve their own conflicts, as well as that their own childhood’s were more fun because they were more unstructured.