Childcare centers play an important role in helping children develop socially, cognitively, and emotionally. Many top childcare centers are helping children to build solid foundations by implementing brain training games into their core curriculum. Many childcare centers and child development specialists, are beginning to look at various ways to include brain training exercises into their […]
The term ‘sensory sensitivities’ refers to how children with Autism respond to stimulation of the senses. Children with disabilities “exhibit significantly more sensory processing issues than children without disabilities” (Critz, Blake, & Nogueira, 2015, p.711). Kids with Autism may be overly sensitive or have diminished sensitivity with some senses and not others. The ways […]
Preschool kids, ages 3 to 5 years, burst developmentally. Their vocabulary and language skills increase by leaps and bounds. Their social emotional awareness and sensitivity often surprises adults. As their large muscles strengthen their small muscle use becomes more refined. They begin to draw shapes and letters. They learn songs, and remember the lines of […]
When it comes to developing good fitness habits, research has proven that the younger you start, the more likely you are to maintain healthy physical activity levels. That is why it is important to get young people on board with fitness as early as possible. Experts Say: According to the Center for Disease Control and […]
Adolescence is a time of rapid and erratic growth. Growth spurts or delays in adolescents are associated with the physical, cognitive, and social-emotional domains. Developmental pace varies from one teen to another. Despite the awkwardness, insecurities, and vast potential that are part of this life phase, the outer, adult world has expectations. What Are Teens […]
Schools across the nation work tirelessly to ensure that students reach or exceed the national average for literacy. However, it’s no secret that some children struggle more with learning than others. It begs the question: Is there a better way to teach young people to read and comprehend? As cognitive learning gains more and more […]
Cognitive training is an exciting, innovative concept that indicates that functions of the mind can be improved by consistent brain exercises. Consider it to be a similar concept as that of the body exercising to become more physically fit. By keeping the brain sharp, a person can develop better thinking and problem-solving techniques. While there […]
Henriette van Pragg and her colleagues at the Salk Institute, compared inactive mice with mice that ran an average of three miles a day. According to their study, the active mice showed significant brain growth. Additionally, the brain cells in the active mice showed an increased efficiency of communication between neurons. Why it works Exercise […]
SMARTfit and the Boys & Girls Clubs of America- Seattle’s Story The SMARTfit team was deeply touched and inspired to receive this story from Ron Green, the Chief Executive Officer at the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Tar River Region in North Carolina. Ron recently shared a story with us about how SMARTfit had impacted the […]
SMARTfit Combats Childhood Obesity Fitness Games More kids than ever are becoming inactive and spending more time in front of television and playing video games. We are in the midst of a remarkable technological age, but the question is what to do with all the technology that we have before us. Kids need to take advantage […]
