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ADDitude Magazine has a great article about schooling kids with ADHD from home that includes 11 tips for parents.  Tip #9 is "Take things one day at a time" and the publication encourages parents to celebrate learning victories as you go, rewarding progress—no matter how small. This advice also includes resisting the urge to compare ...

Photo Courtesy of The New York Times Everyone knows dads love to grill! This month, give dad a recipe that’ll satisfy his need for singed eyebrows and the smell of charcoal while also feeding your family a delicious superfood that’s good for the brain and the body! What makes asparagus so super? Well, it’s a good ...

Looking for a new addition to your Thanksgiving menu? Check out this salad, full of in-season pomegranate arils, which are high in brain boosting antioxidants! Delicata Squash Salad with Roasted Potatoes and Pomegranate Seeds photo and recipe courtesy of The Year in Food Yield: 4-6 servings Ingredients: 1.5 pounds small to medium potatoes1/3 cup plus 3 ...

Nationally renowned brain training experts Ken Gibson and Tanya Mitchell have created a free list to help parents shop for toys, games, and brain activities that will help improve their children’s learning skills.  “Our hope is that parents will shop wisely for toys this year, purchasing toys that can help develop the cognitive skills that ...

Curious how virtual one-on-one brain training works? Check out one of our LearningRx students in action—getting personalized brain training from the comfort and safety of her home! https://youtu.be/tJ_OpdCqMRY

ADDitude Magazine has a great article, "Under the Table and Teaching: 11 Expert Tips for Schooling Kids with ADHD from Home," from which we’ve been sharing tips. Tip #8 is "Ditch the worksheets." Instead, ADDitude suggests using educational videos and podcasts, phone apps or other media to introduce or expand on a subject.  They recommend ...

ADDitude Magazine has shared a great list of expert tips for schooling kids with ADHD from home. There are plenty of resources online to help parents knee-deep in homeschooling right now. In addition to online tutors, which help with academic material, LearningRx offers online one-on-one brain training programs that help target and training cognitive skills. ...

Looking for some fun brain-boosting exercises? Join us every Tuesday as LearningRx CEO Kim Hanson demonstrates brain training exercises that kids ages 5 and up can do on their own, with their siblings, or with the entire family! These challenging activities can all be done with common items you probably have around the house. In addition ...

Dec. 16 is National Chocolate Covered Anything Day and we’ll take any excuse to celebrate the brain-boosting benefits of chocolate! This delicious recipe from Renewing All Things for Chocolate-Covered Coconut Bars is dairy and gluten free, has no refined sugar and requires no baking! Ingredients For the Coconut Bars:1 cup shredded coconut flakes1/4 cup raw honey or ...

ADDitude Magazine has some great advice for parents looking to support their children’s learning at home. Here is tip #6: Build focus with busy hands and feet. Some parents have found that allowing their child to hula hoop or use Play-Doh while answering flashcard questions, for example, can help them stay focused. You may also want ...