Afterglow can be used as a great tool for practicing Flexibility, Self-Awareness, and Reading. Try some of the ideas below, or suggest your own in the comment field at the bottom of the page.

Flexibility Activity

When your child creates his Flipboard account, encourage him to choose a variety of news topics to feature on his page. He should not restrict his interests to sports and entertainment; instead your child should incorporate news topics like business, technology, and books to his feed. Because the app is so interactive, your child will be reading stories and features about topics he never would have considered in the past. In addition to simply creating a varied news feed, your child can improve his Flexibility skills by mixing the order he reads content. For example, follow up a sports feature with world news. A good mix of stories plays an important role as your child begins to formulate his world view. The ability to shift thinking strategies and adapt to a changing environment is becoming ever more important both in the classroom and work place. Creating a news feed with a variety of content is a good first step to rounding your child's perspective.

Self-Awareness Activity

Encourage your child to engage with the social features of the app. He can log in to Flipboard using his Facebook and Twitter accounts, which allows him to share stories, post comments, and retweet articles he find interesting. Not only should your child share stories he is partial to, but he should respond to comments and interact with users. As long as  he is not posting anything negative or offensive, responding and even discussing news stories with other passionate Flipboard users is a great way for your child to develop an identity and opinion, while acknowledging the varied perspectives of other people.

Reading Activity

Establish a system for your child where he has a designated reading time. Maybe right when he wakes up or before he retires to his room for the night, be sure your child aquatints himself with the events from the day. Assuming you are familiar with topical news, discuss the articles with your child, assuring that he engaged in a close reading of each article. Simply perusing the headlines will not make your child a better reader. He should be attempting to take something meaningful away from each article he reads.

Flipboard & ADHD

Children with ADHD sometimes have trouble being inspired to read. The way traditional texts dever information may not hold their interest, or stimulate children in way that forces them to see reading as a enjoyable task. As a result, children with ADHD may not have the same amount of experience with reading as some of their peers and classmates. But the more children with ADHD become familiar with written content that engages them, the more likely they are to become comfortable reading, and may even seek it out on their own. Flipboard is a great alternative source that can be extremely beneficial for children with ADHD, as it is visual, interactive, and fast paced, offering a slew of interesting content just a click away.

How to Use Flipboard for Children with ADHD

• Children with ADHD should begin areas of interest  setting the app to find articles relating to a topic that holds their attention. It is possibly one of the best short term measures to get them to read regularly. Once the app is opened, they will be brought to a home page where they should select topics like "entertainment" or "sports" to narrow articles down to topics that interest them. Ideally they will begin to broaden their horizons once they realize the information potential that the app provides. However, they may need a push in the right direction, so start with something you know they like.

• Encourage the use of the "search" bar, where children can find stories about nearly anything they type in. While use should always be monitored, children can learn about their favorite recording artists, sports teams, and even new video games. If your child ever gets stuck, suggest of few keywords to search for. You'll be suprised at the staggering amount of content to app comes back with.

• Incorporating the social features of the app is a good way to get kids invested in the topics they explore through FlipBoar. Starting a conversation around a topic within a community often leads to the desire to become more knowledgeable about the subject, as it taps into the nature desire to be a valuable voice in conversation. Sharing through Facebook, or retweeting using Twitter can encourage further conversation and lead to more reading, and may even get kids seeking out new content to read all on their own, or through the suggestions of friends.

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