Innholdsfortegnelse for July 2024 i Brain Train

When explaining new concepts and teaching your child, it’s easy to assume that there is an unobstructed pipeline between the two of you. You explain something—like the concept that “every word has a vowel”—and you expect that your child will automatically file that little nugget of information away and remember it in the future. You assume that since you taught it, your child will “get it” and your work will be done. For many parents, that picture is as far from reality as it can be. As nice as such a scenario sounds, it simply isn’t always the case in real life. You may often feel that your child just isn’t “getting it,” or that the lesson went right over your child’s head. When you teach, there are three possible…

What is positive self-talk? Positive self-talk includes words and phrases we say to ourselves to provide encouragement, support, and reassurance. They include phrases like, “I can do this,” and “Today will be a good day.” What are the benefits of using positive self-talk? The benefits of positive self-talk and using positive affirmations are real. Using more positive words can help increase our confidence, improve our attitude, promote a sense of calm, help us work through challenges, encouraging taking new risks, and hlep us reach our goals. Additonally, using positve self-talk is a lifelong coping strategy necessary for managing tough emotions and stress. How can I use positive self-talk and affirmations? Use this list as support to help kids and teens recite positive affirmations on a regular basis. You can post…

Six-time Emmy Award winning journalist Anderson Cooper is the face of news to millions across the world, but it’s an accomplishment he never thought he’d achieve as a boy struggling to read. Growing up “in a home where reading and writing had great value,” Cooper said he tried his best to keep up with his brother, an avid reader, but oftentimes was left to simply “pretend to read it, because I had trouble reading and making sense of words, in particular, letters,” he has said. Looking back, he said he’s grateful for his school and the teachers who recognized his potential and took his issues with reading seriously and with care.…