Brain Training Articles & News, Page 165

A letter to parents and teachers from Kim Hanson, CEO of LearningRx, was featured on the WFMZ-TV Channel 69 news website. https://www.wfmz.com/news/pr_newswire/pr_newswire_technology/learningrx-ceo-wants-everyone-to-know-parents-and-teachers-youre-americas-heroes-too/article_c8e20192-c823-5603-b9bf-65402e306e36.html

A letter from LearningRx CEO Kim Hanson thanking parents and teachers appeared on Yahoo! Finance. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/learningrx-ceo-wants-everyone-know-123800195.html

Here is Kim Hanson, CEO of LearningRx, doing “Train Your Brain Tuesday” with a retired fighter pilot. https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/tfp-families/story/2020/may/07/brain-training-tuesday-retired-fighter-pilot-us-air-force/522422/

Continuing our series from ADDitude Magazine’s tips on how to help your child with ADHD stay motivated to finish school work during distance learning, we’re sharing Tip #5: Tap into the visual power of timers. Timers are especially effective with students with ADHD because they provide a visual reminder that there is a finishing point for the ...

1. Anomia Anomia: [uh-NO-mee-uh] – Noun – 1) A problem with word finding or recall. 2) Chaos. 3) The game where common knowledge becomes uncommonly fun! Anomia plays off the fact that our minds are positively brimming with all sorts of random information: things to eat, pop songs, websites, etc. Sure, under normal circumstances, it’s ...

Spring is finally here and with it, the return of springtime superfoods! Rhubarb is one of these delightful foods, and has a lot of uses (besides just pie). Rhubarb is rich in antioxidants, has been shown to fight cancer, and is high in vitamins K and C. It’s an all-around super vegetable (that’s right! It’s ...

Never before has self-esteem, self-worth and self-confidence been so low. Many generations are feeling it, but none like our teenagers. I’m not just talking about the recent world situation and “stay at home” orders, this decline has been happening for years. The advent of social media, increased celebrity worship, and constant social comparison is taking ...

It’s Train Your Brain Tuesday and LearningRx CEO Kim Hanson is back, demonstrating brain training games to a virtual classroom of 5th and 6th graders. Join Kim and these students as they boost their brains with these free activities that strengthen processing speed, attention, virtual processing and working and long-term memory. Before you get started, ...

Continuing our series from ADDitude Magazine’s tips on how to help your child with ADHD stay motivated to finish school work during distance learning, we’re sharing Tip #4: Personalizing the writing process. Whether it’s required or just helpful, some children benefit from creating a writing and editing checklist (e.g., with capitals, punctuation, introduction, examples, etc.). To personalize ...

As summer officially draws to a close, it’s time to start thinking about fall. But before the cold temperatures head your way, take advantage of the season’s last watermelons, add them to some delicious blueberries, and make this Minted Watermelon, Cucumber, and Blueberry Salad. Your belly (and your brain) will thank you, too – blueberries ...