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 […]
Boosting Brain Power
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’ […]