It is normal for a child to lose focus during any activity, whether it is studying or playing with a doll, or even something as simple as sitting. As a parent, you can find yourself looking for ways to make your child sit through any task till it is completed. There is a term called …
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A negative perspective frequently breeds more negativity, whereas thinking positively about a situation or scenario yields sentiments of gratitude. Because the same part of the brain, that regulates emotions and behaviour regulates higher-order cognitive skills such as focus and attention. Gratitude can lead to thinking that is more creative, mentally productive and has a longer …
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Childhood milestones are very important for Children with Special Needs. Milestones are the obvious checkpoints that brain development is not going according to nature’s schedule. This happens when the electrical activity that generates brain growth gets out of timing. There are millions of electrical actions taking place within the brain at any given moment that …
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Your mind and body need to be working at their best. Eating the right food is vital for an active mind to perform well. If you aren’t getting good nutrition out of the foods you are eating, your brain isn’t going to get the nutrition it really needs to think and work at its best. …
Life with children can be hard enough for working parents. When you add a neuro-developmental illness such as ADHD or Asperger’s Syndrome (ASD) to the mix, it becomes overwhelming and seemingly unmanageable what is usually hectic. There is little downtime between job, college meetings, specialist appointments and, most importantly, the extra time that these illnesses …
