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Story at-a-Glance Children with learning disabilities face increased risks from blue light exposure from digital screens and LED lighting. Blue light disrupts melatonin production, impairing sleep, impulse control, and prefrontal cortex function. Research links evening screen time to anxiety, depression, and disrupted eating patterns through hormonal changes affecting hunger and …
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There is no harder job than that of being a parent, especially when your child is struggling. The pain that comes from watching your child struggle with a learning challenge, low self esteem, or in any area, can feel overwhelming. I recently had the pleasure of being a guest on the Lyndi and Lizzie podcast, where we discussed neuroplasticity and brain growth, parenting strategies for nurturing …
Hello Foundations Families and Friends, Some of you may wonder why Foundations students spend regular time at school listening to music while they do tracing and cursive. Well, the fact is, music has a big impact on brain development. Studies have shown that listening to specially composed music can: Increase intelligence by boosting spatial reasoning. Repair brain damage. Improve language and …
This week's Growth Mindset Discussion is about the importance of sleep to our brain and body. Did you know that, on average, we forget 40% of what we learn within the first 20 minutes of learning it? Yikes! But it doesn't have to be this way! A good night's sleep can change that. Though many of us think of sleep as wasted time that we cannot use to do all the things we need to get done, sleep is …
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Did you know that Aerobic exercise (20 to 30 minutes of activity that increases your heart-rate) is not just good for your heart, it’s good for your brain? By increasing your heart-rate, you pump more oxygen to your brain, which stimulates brain cell growth in the part of your brain (the hippocampus) that is responsible for learning and memory. Regular aerobic exercise also has an …
