Three Easy Ways to Improve Your Working Memory
So your teacher starts telling the class about the next assignment. The list of requirements is long and by the time you start you’ve forgotten all but the first step. […]
Can Minecraft and Angry Birds Improve Thinking Skills?
Can playing Minecraft and Angry Birds improve thinking skills in your child? How can parents and educators help kids transfer executive functioning skills used in these games to the real […]
Parents Who Feel Guilty about Letting Their Kids Play Video Games
Have you ever overeaten or spent too long sitting in front of the television? Most normal, well-adjusted, healthy adults would say yes to at least one of these questions. I […]
How Exercise Improves Executive Functions: Finding Games and Apps That Promote More Exercise in Kids
Vigorous physical exercise leads to improvement in executive-functioning skills. Studies detailed by John Ratey in his book “Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain” demonstrate how kids […]
