Brain Training Articles & News, Page 96

“My child is really struggling…” “She hates school and shies away from telling me about her day…” “I know he could do it, but it seems like he’s given up even trying…” These are the kinds of phrases we hear often from parents of young kids—and it’s heartbreaking.   These are kids who often don’t ...

October 26 is National Pumpkin Day and we’ve gathered some of our favorite pumpkin-themed crafts for parents to do with their little ones. 1. Make paper plate pumpkins. Let kids decorate two paper plates like pumpkin faces. Then align the plates (with paint/decorations facing out) and punch holes around the sides. Last the plates together ...

If your child has ADHD, you know that their physical hyperactivity or inattention aren’t the only symptoms they struggle with. Children with ADHD also typically feel the effects of stress more than other children. For children with ADHD — even for those without the hyperactive component — their minds are often racing with thoughts running ...

Congratulations to our Eagan Director of Training, Julie Bertelsen, who has been with us at the Eagan location for the past 10 years! Julie is a former educator who has a passion to help struggling students excel! Julie’s first experience with LearningRx was through her son. She enrolled her son when he was 16 and ...

Third-grader Lily is a twin who was born10 weeks premature. Doctors told her parents there might be learning complications as she got older, and there were. By first grade, Kily was falling behind her peers. In second grade, Lily had homework struggles and hated reading, so her mom enrolled her in a summer program at ...

October 22 is National Nut Day and it’s the perfect time to share the brain-boosting nutrition of different types of nuts. Although nuts contain a lot of minerals (including copper, zinc, selenium, potassium, and phosphorous), it’s their unsaturated fatty acids that truly steal the show! These fatty acides aren’t just essential for our brains, but ...

Sometimes students need a little inspiration! We’ve gathered some of our favorite motivational (and comforting!) quotes to share with children, teens, and adults who might be struggling this year. Feel free to print out your favorites to hang on the fridge or above your student’s desk, or just to rewrite them on a notebook cover ...

Each year Franchise Dictionary includes its readers in nominating women franchisors for the Women of Wonder issue. Franchise Dictionary experienced more nominations than ever before, and LearningRx’s Kim Hanson made it in the top 50 female franchisors. Kim Hanson leads an executive team of more than 80% women and purposefully networks and partners with other ...

October 20 is National Youth Confidence Day and LearningRx, the largest personal brain training company in the world, has some tips to help you boost your child or teen’s confidence if they’re struggling in school. 1. Focus on effort and other types of success. Not every success looks like an A on a test or ...

Reading comprehension skills help us make sense of what we read. After all, what’s the purpose of reading if it’s nothing more than words on a page? Yet many children struggle in this area.If you hear your child frequently complain about reading and express that it’s boring, they may be struggling to comprehend what they’re reading. ...