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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 ...

Whether this year has been full of triumph or tears (or a mixture of both), now is the time to start looking ahead to what’s next. Your child is about to have a summer break full of fun and relaxation, but what can you be doing to minimize the stress that’s coming and to prepare ...

 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 ...

April is Mathematics Awareness Month  Fractions, decimals, percentages, oh my! When it comes to numbers, formulas, and word problems, there’s something about math homework that is more difficult.  Some parents perpetuate myths about how they were just born “bad at math,” creating a false narrative for their children to simply accept that they’ve inherited their parent’s ...

For children on the autism spectrum, everyday tasks and activities can prove to be challenging — even play! Sensory, social, and communication challenges, as well as a preference for repetition and routine, can make it difficult for kids with autism to find new hobbies, games, and other activities that they enjoy. But these activities form ...

Sana’s family brought her to LearningRx after years of struggles in many areas of school and life. Sana is on the autism spectrum, and her family was having trouble finding the right program to help her break through barriers and experience success. LearningRx’s one-of-a-kind approach to learning challenges and helping individuals of all neuro-abilities is ...

If your child struggles with reading or spelling, you may be looking for some new and fresh ways to strengthen these skills. Yes, reading to your child is important. Spelling lists in school are important. But the reality is, for many kids the day-to-day practice they get at school is not enough to make them ...

It’s chaotic enough to manage various schedules for children. Throw complaints of a stomachache or outright tantrums into the mix and you’ve got the recipe for a disaster. Obviously, genuine illness is a legitimate reason for a child or teen to miss school. But what about the other causes of “school dread”? Here are five of ...

What Are Cognitive Skills?  Cognitive skills are what your brain uses to think, read, learn, remember, reason, and pay attention. Cognitive skills work together to process new information, and then to understand, retain, and use that information. The cognitive skills are: Sustained attention, which lets you focus on one task for a long period of ...