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LearningRx The Woodlands celebrates Einstein’s birthday

Here’s a piece about LearningRx The Woodlands joining forces with the Woodlands Children’s Museum to celebrate Albert Einstein’s birthday. http://www.woodlandsonline.com/npps/story.cfm?nppage=54860

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LearningRx Indianapolis-NE shares Grayson’s story

Here’s a wonderful piece about Grayson Good, an 11-year-old who went through the LearningRx program: http://www.townepost.com/geist/learningrx-graysons-story/

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Lose the list! Using mnemonics to strengthen memory

Using mnemonics (triggers to aid memory using visual imagery or sounds, such as rhyming) is a great way to boost your brain while developing a system to remember things when you just can’t get to a...

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The high cost of ADD in the workplace

Why accommodating your attention-deficit employees is bad for your business – and what you can do instead Kelly* will be the first to admit she’s got Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD). She jokes about...

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Multiple Sclerosis and Your Brain

12 Tips to Help You Maintain and Improve Your Memory   If you have multiple sclerosis (MS) you don’t need to be told that short-term memory impairment is often a side effect. In fact, according to the...

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Homeschoolers: Signs Your Child Has Attention Struggles

  If you’ve been homeschooling for a while, you probably already know the many benefits: more choice in terms of curriculum, experiential learning, a more flexible schedule, and academic excellence,...

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Stress and the Teen Brain

  In case you don’t remember (or were the rare exception), being a teenager is HARD. There are hormones messing with your emotions, the worry about being popular, the stress of getting good grades,...

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Six Ways to Help Your Teen Create Good Habits Before College

Like most parents, you may worry what bad habits your teen will pick up when they’re in college. Sleeping in through classes, forgetting to brush their teeth at least twice a day, eating junk food,...

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10 Books for Families With A Child on the Autism Spectrum

Most parents who learn their child has autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are eager to read everything they can on the subject. From books and magazine articles to the latest scientific research and white...

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Back to School, Back to Homework

Back to School, Back to Homework 25 Tips to Help Your Student Succeed This Year   Transitioning from a summer of sleeping in, playing all day and staying up late, to a strict school regime with...

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10 Free Resources for Parents of Special-Needs Children

If you have a special-needs child, you know it can sometimes be a struggle to find information, resources and support. We’ve put together a list of 10 free resources to assist you in connecting with...

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Why “Free Play” Is Great For Your Kid’s Brain

Lots of activities are good for your kid’s brain: music lessons, board games, learning a second language, puzzles, and personal brain training. But unstructured play has taken a back seat in our...

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POP QUIZ: How well do you know your teen’s brain?

Understanding a teenager’s brain is as complicated as the cosmos. Just when you think you’ve got it figured out, you’re face to face with unchartered territory. But with the help of advancing...

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Three Common Learning Disabilities

Three Common Learning Disabilities (And Clues Your Child Has Been Trying to Work Around Them!)   The term “learning disability” can strike a chord of panic in parents. “But my child is smart! How can...

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Why Math Matters—and What You Can Do To Help Your Child

In her book, The Smartest Kids in the World: And How They Got That Way, Time magazine journalist Amanda Ripley writes about Americans’ lackadaisical attitudes toward math, despite its thread being...

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Redshirting: Is your child ready for kindergarten?

It may seem premature to be weighing things like high school athletics and class rank before a child even enters kindergarten, but those are real factors for some parents who are considering...

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Six Ways to Help Your Teen Create Good Habits Before College

Like most parents, you may worry what bad habits your teen will pick up when they’re in college. Sleeping in through classes, forgetting to brush their teeth at least twice a day, eating junk food,...

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School-related Stressors for the Parents of Special Needs Children

If you’re the parent to a special needs child, you probably don’t need to be told what your stressors are. But sometimes it helps to get tips that have worked for other parents. Here are some of our...

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ADHD Learning Struggles Are Rooted in Clusters of Weak Cognitive Skills

September is National ADHD Month  New Report Suggests ADHD Learning Struggles Are Rooted in Clusters of Weak Cognitive Skills A new report is sharing some interesting findings that may help those...

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50 Military Discounts Just for Showing ID

Military families often go through major challenges that our non-military counterparts don’t. There are the frequent moves (sometimes in the middle of the school year), the long separations, living far...

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