This post contains affiliate links for your convenience. Everything is harder for a child with poor executive function skills. They have a harder time paying attention to the details that they need to solve problems, they are easily distracted so they take longer to finish tasks and they struggle with self-control issues. If your child has poor […]
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Cognitive development activities for preschoolers
This post contains affiliate links for your convenience Focusing on cognitive development activities can have a positive outcome on how your child learns and retains information as well as on their behavior. Several studies[1] suggest that factors such as unstimulating environments, insufficient exercise and poor nutrition hinder cognitive development in preschoolers. Other studies[2] have found that preterm […]
Science says exercise improves your child’s learning and memory
This post contains affiliate links for your convenience. A new study by sports scientists has found that sports can help improve your child’s learning and memory. The researchers assessed the Daily Mile program, a sports program that has been running in numerous schools across Europe. The children and teachers in participating schools walk, run or jog a […]
Parents as leaders: five things parenting and leadership have in common
Why and how to be a responsive parent
All parents tend to say and do things in the heat of the moment, it’s something we just do: you keep repeating yourself, your kid doesn’t listen, you get upset and yell – then you end up feeling guilty because of your reaction. This is known as reactive parenting, and it refers to reactions that […]