Brain Training Articles & News, Page 13

If you’re a senior—or love someone who is—and have noticed changes to their memory, problem-solving, processing speed, focus, and confidence take note; LearningRx’s personal brain training has a track record of helping seniors improve these areas.  Curious to learn more about how personal brain training helps seniors? Our Results Report spells out our standard score ...

May is National Mental Health Month. This month we want to point out the link between mental health and brain function.  Most of us have some inkling about how mental health affects the brain. You’ve probably seen it yourself when you feel stressed for a long period of time or noticed that a family member ...

As an engaged parent, you want to do whatever you can to maximize your student’s chances of success. But how do you maximize your student’s potential? Oftentimes, it’s not until students are getting poor grades that we look for interventions to help them improve. But sometimes, all it takes for an average student to truly ...

It’s not always easy to determine how your student is performing in school. Although poor grades may be one of the more obvious signs, parents may assume their child or teen just isn’t putting in enough effort. After all, you know your student is smart. The only explanation that makes sense is that they’re just ...

This year, Teacher Appreciation Week is May 2-6 and if you’re looking for some unique ways to help demonstrate your appreciation for teachers, we’ve compiled a list of affordable gift ideas. 1. A Personalized Teacher Tote Order a tote bag with your teacher’s name on it and fill it with school supplies or snacks. $17.49 ...

 What would you do if your student had all A’s except for a D in history? Chances are, you’d try to get to the bottom of the issue.   Maybe they’re bored by the subject matter or the class is right after lunch and they’re falling asleep. Perhaps it’s the last class of the day and ...

Like many parents, you may be wondering if your student is living up to their full potential. On one hand, you’ve witnessed your child’s intelligence, creativity, and wit over the years. But on the other hand, you’ve seen some struggles with grades, argued over unfinished (or unsubmitted) homework, and been to enough parent-teacher meetings to ...

April 21 is National High Five Day, which was started in 2002 at the University of Virginia when a group of students on the main quad of the campus gave out high fives all day. The simple gesture is designed to encourage others, spread good vibes, and/or demonstrate positive feedback to indicate that a task ...

 While most parents enroll their child or teen in LearningRx personal brain training to help with academic performance at school, many experiences latent improvements from the program that impacts the entire family.  Such was the case for Tate’s parents, who brought him to the Owatonna, Minnesota LearningRx in hopes of boosting his cognitive skills.   The ...

Andrea Pollack, MS Ed, is the founder of Autism Parent Solutions and was a featured guest on the Brainy Moms podcast; and is a LearningRx parent of graduates. Brainy Moms, Dr. Amy Moore, and Teri Miller interview Andrea about what it was like leaving her career as a lawyer to homeschool her autistic son and ...