Brain Games
Top 10 Brain-Building Summer Vacation Toys for Under $10
Stevanne “Dr. Toy” Auerbach, Ph.D. recently released her choices for Best Vacation Products 2010. This is one of many annual reports released by the noted child development authority and Director of the Institute for Childhood Resources. According to Dr. Toy, summertime provides the perfect opportunity for kids to continue informal learning and stretch their minds. [...]
Brain-stimulating games to play with your kids
You’re a progressive, 21st Century parent, right? You buy organic when you can, steer clear of anything with high fructose corn syrup, and even considered cloth diapers (for about 20 seconds). You’d do anything to increase your child’s chances for success later in life – so here’s one of the cheapest and easiest ways to make a big difference in their future: brain-stimulating games.
Many parents are surprised to learn that their child’s IQ score can actually be increased. After all, we were raised to believe that IQ was stagnant – that is, you are born with the IQ you’ll have throughout life. But in the 1990s, brain researchers discovered that the brain is actually capable of changing and [...]
7 Toys for the Smart Mom’s Toy Box
Building your child’s brain skills without breaking your budget Who says you have to refinance your house to buy those expensive “educational” toys? If you’re looking for fun ways to build your child’s brain skills without blowing your budget, take the advice of childhood development experts and focus on the LEARNING SKILLS that toys develop. “Even the [...]
