Recent Posts in the ADHD & Attention Category

• "Train Your Brain Tuesday" - Episode #1

  Apr 2, 2020
  Friends, did you miss our story about our new video series called “Train Your Brain Tuesday? The exercises in this video are really fun! Kids of all ages can complete against themselves or against ...
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• Tip #2 for Supporting Learning at Home

  Apr 2, 2020
  ADDitude Magazine has some great advice for parents looking to support their children's learning at home. Here is tip #2: If your child gets stressed, take a break. If your child appears to get overly ...
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• Former Teacher-Turned-CEO Creates Video Series to Keep Kids’ Brains Active, Put Parents' Minds at Ease

  Apr 1, 2020
  Kim Hanson, a former elementary school teacher and mother of four, never anticipated the day when families with school-age children would lack the tools they need to keep their kids’ brains active in ...
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• Tip #1 for Supporting Learning at Home

  Apr 1, 2020
  ADDitude Magazine has some great advice for parents looking to support their children's learning at home. Here is tip #1: Focus on your child's natural interests. Does your child love acting? ...
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• List of Common Games and the Brain Skills They Boost

  Mar 25, 2020
  Did you know that the electronic game Simon boosts auditory and visual processing, attention, memory and processing speed? Or that Battleship helps work on logic and reasoning, problem solving and ...
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• Three Common Learning Disabilities (And Clues Your Child Has Been Trying to Work Around Them!)

  Mar 24, 2020
  The term “learning disability” can strike a chord of panic in parents. “But my child is smart! How can she have a learning disability?” is a common reaction. And the reality is, they’re right! The ...
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• Skip the coffee. Exercise helps working memory just as well.

  Mar 12, 2020
  Do you drink coffee to "wake up" your brain? A first-of-its-kind study has found that just 20 minutes of exercise works just as well coffee to boost working memory. In addition, exercise can help with ...
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• Is reading really better than screen time for preschoolers?

  Feb 27, 2020
  If you've been telling yourself that the jury is still out in terms of the harm of screen time for preschoolers, the jury might have just returned. New studies done by the Reading & Literacy Discovery ...
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• Soybean oil causes neurological changes

  Feb 25, 2020
  What's in your fast food cheeseburger? If you think you're better off because your food was cooked in soybean oil, it might be time to rethink that. Soybean oil has been marketed as a healthy ...
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• February 27 is National No-Brainer Day

  Feb 6, 2020
  February 27 is National “No-Brainer” Day, created to celebrate “no-brainers:” concepts and tasks that are simple, easy and obvious to most people. But for people with learning struggles, tasks ...
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