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Offers teacher strategies and parenting tips for helping kids learn effectively. Emphasizes brain-based learning and Brain Gym. Includes opinion on news, trends, and research relating to kids and schools.

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• ADHD or Lack of Vitamin D?

  Posted on Thursday May 1st, 2008 at 10:28 in ad hd, add, adhd, brain function, k-12, Parents, teaching, vitamin d

  We've long known that kids need plenty of vitamin D for healthy bones. We urge parents to make sure kids get plenty of sunshine. We put vitamin D in milk. And my Mom went a step further: forcing me t...

• ADHD Drugs: Do They Really Cause Heart Attacks?

  Posted on Friday April 25th, 2008 at 14:51 in ad hd, add, adhd, adhd drugs, american heart association, brain gym, drugs cause heart attacks, k-12, Parents, teaching

  Do ADHD stimulant drugs such as Ritalin cause heart attacks? Yes, they can--in a small number of children. Children who have a pre-existing heart condition.Since 1999 thirty kids have died from sudden...

• Is Project-Based learning a Brain Booster?

  Posted on Monday February 25th, 2008 at 10:00 in brain boosters, brain gym, Parents, project-based learning, research, teachers, teaching

  What parent can forget the dreaded science project? Even though assigned months ahead of time, science projects have often keep moms and dads up all night the night before they're due.And the cause of...