So we’ve been talking for the last week about boosting brain-power. Water, nutrition, sleep and exercise are foundational. When it comes to our educational environment, movement is the key to turning our children ON to learning. Friday, I wrote about how active, rough and tumble play contributes to wiring the brain to learn. As much as movement […]
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Active Play Boosts Brain Power
The sounds of giddy laughter ring out on this beautiful spring day! We applied ourselves to getting the house straightened up and finishing ‘seat-work’ so that we could head out to the park. Talk about sweet motivation! And I get to return to a peaceful home to boot! As I watch my children race around […]
10 Days of Boosting Brain Power: Why Movement Matters
During my 1st grade year, I attended a nice private school. When my mom went to visit one day, she discovered that I had been placed in the back corner of the classroom. Every 10-15 minutes I would quietly get up and walk a lap around my desk before sitting back down. The teacher didn’t […]
Exercise Boosts Brain Power
As if we didn’t already know how good exercise is for us, today I’m giving you yet another reason to make aerobic exercise a regular part of daily life. Doesn’t it feel so good when you finish exercising? While I don’t always enjoy the process, I love feeling the flush in my cheeks and my […]
Sleep Smart: How Sleep Makes Us Smarter?
Have any of you had the answer to a question on the tip of your tongue, but you simply can’t come up with the correct answer… That is until 3 in the morning? It happens to me all the time. I’ve even taken to keeping paper and pencil next to my bed to jot down […]
Boosting Brain Power Starts With Food and Water!
Isn’t that picture hilarious? I’m super excited to share with you over the next 10 days (M-F) tips and tricks to boosting brain power. And I have to warn you now, that it will actually look nothing remotely like what is pictured above! But often times we think we need to do something ‘serious’ […]