Brain Training Articles & News

February 27 is National “No-Brainer” Day and LearningRx (www.LearningRx.com), the largest one-on-one brain training company in the world, is sharing three reasons tasks are easy for some but difficult for others. For people with learning struggles, tasks considered “no-brainers” for many others—reading, balancing a checkbook, managing time, staying organized or just paying attention for an ...

February is International Boost Your Self-Esteem Month and according to the Mayo Clinic, self-esteem begins to form in early childhood. Some of the main factors that influence self-esteem include: – thoughts and perceptions – how others react to you – experience at home, school, work and in the community – illness/disability/injury – age, role and ...

The fall semester of 2020 was challenging for most families, but few were harder hit than those with working parents. With students sometimes left to “fend for themselves” as parents were forced to focus their time and energy on their job, many students struggled to keep up with online school or hybrid learning. As a ...

January 2 is National Personal Trainer Awareness Day and LearningRx is sharing three reasons to work with a personal brain trainer. Just as a personal trainer can help you achieve your fitness goals, a personal brain trainer can help you achieve your cognitive goals. For some, that means addressing attention struggles or being able to read ...

Looking for some Christmas gift ideas that will help boost brain skills? Check out www.learningrxreviews.com. LearningRx team members not only review toys, games, apps, websites and books, but we also tell you which brain skills are boosted! Interested in learning more about cognitive skills? Check out our page explaining what they are, what each brain skill ...

In 2001, the Parents as Teachers National Center in Missouri declared November 8 as National Parents as Teachers Day. The day holds new meaning under a global pandemic, which has left many parents in unfamiliar territory, teaching their children full or part times—sometimes while juggling their own need to work. For parents who are noticing ...

A Carnegie Mellon University study seems have put the "nature vs. nurture" question to rest regarding gender differences in math ability. The research team comprehensively examined the brain development of young boys and girls and found not gender difference in brain function or math abilities. The results were published in the November 8, 2019 journal ...

Many parents were already worried about the effects of school closures last spring. But as the 2020 school year began, we also realized that nothing was returning to “business as usual.” Whether your student is doing homeschooling, distance learning, in-person schooling or some hybrid mix, you may be starting to weigh the benefits of outside ...

Most of us were new to distance learning when schools closed in the spring and because the concept was simply an interim fix, it felt chaotic for many parents, kids and teachers. This fall, many families are doing distance learning (either by choice or because it’s what their school is offering), once again bringing up ...

The 2020-2021 school year might be the most diverse yet in terms of how kids and teens will be learning. Whether you’re doing online classes, homeschooling, in-person learning or some hybrid mix, we’ve got some tips to help your student with homework and studying. 1. Encourage your study to keep a planner with assignments, quizzes ...