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Brain training experts Ken Gibson and Tanya Mitchell have created a listof toys, games, and activities that support healthy cognitive development.“We want to give parents practical tips they can use to make savvybuying decisions,” Gibson explains. “Science continues toprovide insights into how plastic our brains really are, and there’sabsolutely no reason not to use that ...

Brain training experts Ken Gibson and Tanya Mitchell have created a list of toys, games, and activities that support healthy cognitive development. “We want to give parents practical tips they can use to make savvy buying decisions,” Gibson explains. “Science continues to provide insights into how plastic our brains really are, and there’s absolutely no ...

If you happened to watch this video about Jacob, you may remember his adviceto learn from our own unique perspective. We think Makey Makey is a great way to think about a problem and come up with a creative wayto solve it. This month, we’re asking you to fill your toy box withjust this one ...

Brain training experts Ken Gibson and Tanya Mitchell have created a listof toys, games, and activities that support healthy cognitive development.“We want to give parents practical tips they can use to make savvybuying decisions,” Gibson explains. “Science continues toprovide insights into how plastic our brains really are, and there’sabsolutely no reason not to use that ...

Our son, Thomas, seemed to struggle quite a bit with following directions,particularly multiple-step directions. He also seemed to struggle in mathand reading comprehension. We thought of getting a tutor, but we wereconcerned that the problem would not be solved with just tutoring. We are very happy we stumbled across LearningRx. Since beginning the program,Thomas has ...

When Melissa first came to LearningRx, her reading was extremely poor andher ability to sound out words was almost unheard of! After years of workingwith her, helping her with homework, and helping her to complete assignments,I knew something had to be done. Our family time became zero due to lengthy nights of homework and studyingfor ...

McKenzie was put on an anti-depressant and on medication to help her focus. We soon found that medication wasn’t the answer. For second grade we asked that she be put in a classroom with a special education teacher to help her if she needed extra help. The classroom was disruptive and disorganized; it seemed that ...

Our son, Logan, was diagnosed with ADHD early in his second grade year. He struggled in school and his confidence took a hit. We kept him on track as best we could, but not without frustration. In February of his eighth grade year we were seeing a new level of frustration out of Logan. He ...

“He would go into a session grouchy and not wanting to be there,and come out on top of the world! His disposition is 100 percent better.” I first found out my son, Seth, had learning difficulty in 1st grade. Twoweeks into school, the parent/teacher conferences started. And then, totop it off, he was diagnosed with ...

“He had no problem playing video games or skateboarding for hours, but focusing on assignments was challenging.” It was brought to our attention that Patrick might have learning difficulties when he took private school tests at the ripe old age of 6. The school was concerned he had severe learning problems. The first anyone said ...