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What if you weren’t on your own to stick to this year’s New Year’s resolutions? Setting individual goals can absolutely be helpful, but family resolutions can be a powerful way to connect, hold each other accountable, and have some fun together in the new year. Here are 4 family resolution ideas to get you started: ...

Working memory is a critical cognitive skill that can directly impact your ability to function in daily life. Imagine what it would be like if you took in information and immediately lost it. Or imagine being in the middle of a task and completely forgetting what you’re supposed to be doing. And maybe you don’t ...

The holiday season is here, and with it comes more family time. Instead of just turning to holiday movies (even though they are pretty great too), here are 5 fun holiday activities to try this year! These will help you connect with family members, whether it’s your kids or extended family, AND exercise some brain ...

Here’s this year’s roundup of some fun games and toys that build brain skills (even though they’re so fun you probably won’t even realize it!) As the holiday season quickly approaches and sales are happening, here are some fun and engaging things to add to your shopping lists: Family Game Night Picks That Build Brain ...

We all learn differently. Every brain is unique in the way it interacts with the world. However, culturally we have given a lot of power to things like learning styles and preferences instead of building the skills to make all areas of learning easier. While learning differences and disabilities are extremely common, a diagnosis doesn’t ...

There is a lot of misunderstanding about the way individuals with dyslexia experience the world. Here are 6 mostly-unknown things that you may not have heard about this learning disability: Dyslexics don’t see letters backwards. Dyslexia isn’t a visual processing problem. Instead, it is an inability to connect letters to sounds to meaning in the ...

We all want to raise strong, independent kids who feel comfortable in their own skin. These mentally strong kids are able to bounce back when things get hard and are driven to succeed. The way you praise your kids either fosters this growth or sets standards and expectations that are not healthy long-term.  Here are ...

The way kids learn to read—and the best ways for teachers and reading interventions to meet these needs—has been studied and researched for decades. The clear winner continues to be structured literacy. This approach is not a specific program or curriculum. Instead, structured literacy addresses HOW reading instruction should be delivered and WHAT the priorities ...

How we teach kids to read has changed drastically over the past decades. Phonics is in, then it’s out. Now it’s sight words. Oh, now we’re back to phonics… it can be hard to keep up. When it comes to how kids learn to read, there have been some important shifts in recent years towards ...

Trying to stay focused with ADHD can feel impossible. Your brain has hundreds of “tabs” open, you are resistant to overwhelming tasks, and every day productivity can feel way too daunting Before you give up hoping that you or your child will ever be able to complete a task in one sitting, try some of ...