Brain Training Articles & News, Page 171

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 ...

Maddie struggled in school for years. Her parents Merrily and Randy Brown say they tried several programs and years of tutoring to help their daughter, but not avail, everyday ended with tears and aggravation. Tutoring merely reteaches content that was missed or was not understood, it just wasn’t doing the trick. She was barely passing ...

Although most psychologists know that children and teens with ADHD have a greater incidence of psychological conditions—such as depression, anxiety and bipolar mood disorder, new research indicates that children with ADHD may also have a greater incidence of comorbid somatic disorders, such as asthma, diabetes and kidney failure. Learn more about this new research here: ...

Melanie was struggling with reading fluency and confidence in school, so her parents enrolled her in LearningRx personal brain training after a cognitive skills assessment showed them where Melanie’s cognitive skills were weak. Since completing personal brain training, she has become a more fluent reader and her confidence has soared! As she explains it: “I ...

Lily was born premature and her parents were told there may be learning-related complications as she got older. By first grade, she was falling behind, and by second grade she hated reading so much that her mom enrolled her in LearningRx personal brain training. By the start of third grade, Lily had made such huge ...

Elementary school should be the easiest time-period for learning in a child’s academic career, but that was not the case for Layla. She had already been held back a year and was still not performing at grade level. Layla was easily distracted, struggling to read, working slowly, and needing constant repetition to retain information. “Layla ...

When Quinn’s mom noticed he was struggling with attention, test anxiety and organization, she enrolled him in LearningRx personal brain training. Just a few weeks into the program, his teachers mentioned that Quinn seemed to have “brought his A game” to school. Quinn is now doing much better in school, completes his homework when he ...

Milo’s grandmother enrolled him in LearningRx personal brain training because he was struggling with confidence, motivation, spelling and reading abilities. She was concerned about his “mediocre” grades and standardized test scores. After starting LearningRx personal brain training, all those things improved and now Milo’s grandmother says he’s much more independent and he has become a ...

Here’s a great follow-up video about Madison, who went through LearningRx personal brain training 3 years ago. Her father enrolled her in the program to help with her learning struggles, including her ability to learn new material. Madison was getting poor grades and struggling with reading comprehension. But after graduating from personal brain training, Madison ...

Two years ago, Heather enrolled her son and daughter in LearningRx personal brain training to help with test-taking and standardized test scores. Joey’s scores soared after completing his program; from the 50th percentile at the start to the 80th percentile! He also had significant increases in his confidence. Eleanor saw improvements in memory, test scores ...