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 …
Supporting Brain Health
Music and Brain Growth
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 …
Growth Mindset Friday – The Importance of Sleep
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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Exercise For Your Brain!
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 …
Training Like Tom Brady
What do Tom Brady and Foundations students have in common? They both train their brains using the same cognitive exercises! One of the cognitive training programs that our students use daily in the Foundations program is called BrainHQ. The cognitive exercises in BrainHQ have been developed by experts in brain development, and they focus on areas such as memory, brain speed, attention, …