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Food for Thought: Is your child eating brain-powerful foods? When we think about food affecting our bodies, we most often think about the taste, or how it will sit with our digestive system, or even how much energy it will give us. But when it comes to what types of food we consume, cognitive function is also a major factor, especially for your child. A child’s brain functionality, their ability to focus, remember, and learn, can be significantly affected by the food they eat. Recent studies have demonstrated that nutrition affects students’ thinking skills, behavior, and health — all factors [...]

Failure: a Stepping Stone on the Path to Success As the summer comes to an end and your child is preparing for a new school year, you may be wondering how you can set your child up for success this year. Success is something every child should strive for, but teachers and professionals are seeing the increasing need for children to learn how to cope with failure properly. Failure is inevitable on the path to success; however, parents can instill the importance and benefits of failure to their children.  Experiencing failure is an excellent opportunity to build coping skills, [...]

The Summer Slump: How to have a productive summer with your child With summer break reaching its halfway point, you may be struggling to keep your child entertained in a healthy and productive way. Keeping your child busy during the summer months can be difficult, and often leads to countless hours spent watching television or playing video games. While these activities are certainly fine in moderation, it’s important to make sure your child is still spending time this summer being physically active, and doing activities that challenge the brain. But between work, and the other responsibilities of being a [...]

Summer Slide: Is your child at risk of learning loss this summer? As the school year comes to a close, we’re looking forward to fun in the sun, sweet watermelon and smiles, and lots of time to play! While we’re enjoying these summer activities, let’s make sure your child doesn’t fall victim to the “summer slide”. When your child is on break from their education, academics often go out of the window. Unfortunately, when school comes back in session next August, your child may have forgotten much of what they’ve learned this year, even as much as between 20 [...]

Cursive Handwriting Is it obsolete? In an age centered around technology, fewer people are learning the art of cursive handwriting, as keyboarding skills and print handwriting have taken precedence. But should we be pushing cursive handwriting to the side? According to research, all signs point to no — learning cursive handwriting has proven to be beneficial for many reasons. Should your child learn cursive handwriting? Cursive handwriting goes far beyond the benefit of just being a visually appealing way to write — your child could benefit from better testing scores, improved motor skills, enhanced brain function, and more. [...]

ADHD and Nature’s Remedy Struggling with ADHD? Nature might be the prescription. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in 2016, approximately 6.1 million children were diagnosed with ADD or ADHD, so it’s likely that you may know a child who is affected. While there are many struggles for children with ADHD/ADD, there are also challenges for parents, caretakes, and teachers. You may find yourself searching for solutions to keep a child with ADHD/ADD calm, focused, and on-task, and while medication is often the answer, you may find that one aid is at your fingertips — [...]