Kids with slow processing speed and executive functioning difficulties are often characterized as lazy or unmotivated, but they are not! They may be frustrated, resigned to failure, or overwhelmed, but […]

As parents, we are always looking for ways to tie the hobbies and obsessions of our children to real-life skills. For those of you who have children who live and […]

Learning something new improves and expands your brain. In an article published by the New York Times, Gretchen Reynolds describes how learning to juggle, swim, ride a bicycle, or snowboard later […]

This week on the LW4K Let’s Play YouTube channel, we start a new adventure in Bungie’s MMORP (massively multiplayer online role-playing game) Destiny 2. Destiny 2 is a futuristic sci-fi […]

Football is arguably the most popular sport in the United States. Americans watch more football on TV than any other sport. This means that many kids sit with their families […]

Soccer has become one of the most popular games in the United States among kids. This has been helped along by the success of our national teams, with the U.S. […]

Can playing video games and using technologies produce a sense of well-being and meaningful satisfaction for kids?

21st-Century technology has the potential to enrich the quality of people’s lives, not […]

Wouldn’t it be great if we could cure ADHD with a video game or an app? If we could prescribe an activity, board game, or physical exercise for the treatment […]

Kids with slow processing speed are often identified by their teachers and parents as kids who just don’t try as hard. This is understandable. Kids with slow processing speed appear […]

How does processing speed impact academic achievement?

Students with slow processing speed often cannot keep up with their peers on math minutes, struggle to take complete notes, are likely to […]