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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 — [...]

Internet Safety How to protect your child online Today, technology offers us the world at our fingertips, and this comes with numerous advantages for your child, including: ease of research for school reports or projects, quick communication with teachers and fellow students, and access to educational games and material. But, granting your child online access comes with risks, such as: access to inappropriate content, internet predators, and cyber bullying. Cyberbullying is when something is sent, posted, or shared that is negative, false, or harmful to someone. It can also be when someone’s private or sensitive information is shared [...]

Sinking In Stress You’ve more than likely experienced stress at some level in your life, and for many, it’s a daily occurence. But stress isn’t just an emotion; it’s a mental, emotional, and physical response in the body. When the body is under stress, it triggers the “fight or flight” response, and while this response is meant to help us in times of danger, prolonged states of stress can result in havoc on the body. If stress is allowed to continue without relief it can lead to headaches, upset stomach, chest pain, problems sleeping, depression, anxiety, and it can [...]

Little Language Learners As the country continues to diversify, and communication with virtually anyone in the world becomes more readily accessible, the ability to communicate in a foreign language could present some major advantages. But, learning a new language may feel like a daunting task. So when’s the best time to learn one? The earlier the better. While almost all researchers agree that early childhood is the best time to learn a foreign language, some state that the peak learning period is before a child hits their 6th or 7th birthday. It is also believed that it becomes more [...]