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As a parent of a student who struggles in school, it can be difficult to know what type of help your child needs in order to succeed. Should you hire a tutor, pursue brain training, give it more time, or extend accommodations? There are many options and it can be overwhelming to choose the right ...

As parents, we want to do everything we can to help our kids succeed in school. The start of a new year is the perfect time to evaluate our children’s performance so far and establish some goals to help them reach their full potential. Here are three ways to set your kids up for a ...

Having a kid with ADHD can feel like you’re on a roller coaster. Either they are high energy and struggling to focus OR they are disengaged (and also struggling to focus). ADHD comes with its own unique strengths and weaknesses, but learning to help these kids think faster and learn more easily can be extremely ...

When you feel like you’re losing your edge or your cognitive abilities are beginning to decline, you may search everywhere for SOMETHING to help. Getting memory help is a great way to prolong your confidence and quality of life as you get older! Here are some research-backed methods for helping yourself or loved ones maintain ...

Whether you’re traveling this holiday season or staying close to home, you’re probably going to have some downtime to fill with people of all different ages. Collaborative brain games are a great way to practice some attention, memory, and thinking skills while having fun together!  Here’s a roundup of 5 holiday-themed brain games you can ...

Whether it’s elementary standardized tests or college exams (or anything in between), test anxiety is a very real thing for a lot of students. They feel confident with the information. They do the work of studying. But when it comes to test day, it all goes out the window. They get nervous, they rush without ...

Do you ever have those days where you feel like you accomplished nothing? You wrap up your work day and your list is just as long (if not longer) than it was when you started. Getting yourself organized and motivated is often the biggest barrier to productivity, but there are some daily habits you can ...

It’s easy to talk about thankfulness during this time of year. But instead of just isolating these practices to a holiday in November, what if we took this as an opportunity to begin a consistent practice that would have major impacts on our daily functioning? Gratitude changes your brain at a biological level, and its ...

Family game night is a great way to connect, unplug, and spend time together. But an added bonus is that many fun family games also strengthen brain skills! Building things like attention, memory, processing speed, visual processing, and logic in a game-like environment can benefit you and your kids in other areas of life as ...

It is well recognized that physical activity and mental sharpness are deeply connected. This is true for all ages, but especially for those who are growing older and want to protect their mental sharpness as long as possible. As the weather turns cooler and many of us become less active, here are 5 types of ...