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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...

• Maybe No Child Left Behind isn't a Failure After All

  Posted on Tuesday March 11th, 2008 at 10:10 in brain gym, math wings, no child left behind, parenting, schools, success for all, teaching, test scores

  Don't want to forget to remind you that I've got a spot open for you in tonight's Brain Gym Basics TeleChat. Learn to lower stress, stop procastinating, and stay on track.Was looking for a location fo...

• Whaddya Mean They Can't Find New York?

  Posted on Saturday March 8th, 2008 at 14:24 in brain boosters, brain gym, facebook, geography, parenting, teaching, traveler iq challenge

  A couple days ago we had a discussion about driving to Fort Worth, Texas from our house in Marble, located in the mountains of Western Colorado.A guy Eric works with suggested going over to Utah and t...

• So What do the Finns know about Brain Boosters?

  Posted on Monday March 3rd, 2008 at 10:48 in brain gym, finnish schools, parenting, teaching, test scores

  Finnish teens waste time online in chat rooms and downloading music. They rebel by dying their hair black. No different than the teens I know.So why do Finnish kids score higher in science and math th...

• "High School Musical" a Brain Booster?

  Posted on Thursday February 28th, 2008 at 18:23 in brain boosters, brain gym, dancing, high school musical, parenting, social network gaming, teaching

  “What do they want for Christmas?” I asked. “Oh anything about “High School Musical,” Stephen replied.“High School what? They’re just little girls. Cari’s only in 2nd grade.”“Hey M...

• Thoughts: The Greatest Brain Booster of All

  Posted on Tuesday February 26th, 2008 at 08:13 in brain gate, brain gym, brain gym basics, emotive, mind-control electronics, movement-based learning, parenting, teaching, the secret, thoughts create reality

  So did you watch "The Secret" or buy the book? Did you think lots of thoughts about being rich just like they told you? Did you get rich?Scads of people followed the directions or thought they were fo...

• 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...