Kamis, 20 Maret 2014

Activities That Boost Your Child's Brain Power

By Madeleine Bridgeman


While a healthy diet, plenty of exercise and sleep are important components for ensuring academic and personal success for your child, there are some fun activities that also can boost their brain power. These activities have been shown to improve academic performance as well as helping children focus and think more critically.

Chess is an activity that has been shown to have a positive effect in many areas. Obviously, learning chess will improve one's critical thinking skills, but it actually has been shown to improve verbal skills and mathematical skills. Many schools offer Academic Chess classes after school for a small fee and the instructors quickly teach children all the skills they need to play. This is a great lifelong skill that has been shown to possibly inhibit dementia and diseases such as Alzheimer's.

If you are searching for an easy way to improve brain function while enjoying more time with your children, consider establishing a weekly or bi-monthly game night. There are tons of board games out there to suit a child of any age, and most of them teach highly important skills. For instance, games such as Balderdash, Scrabble and Apples to Apples help improve verbal skills and vocabulary skills. Yahtzee, Pay Day and Monopoly improve math skills as well as teaching strategy. Jigsaw puzzles and games such as Boggle improve spatial reasoning. Of course, another benefit is that someone always wins and someone loses, so your children can develop into good sports or perhaps gracious winners.

Playing with toys is an important part of childhood development, and one toy that can be interesting to a wide range of ages is Legos. These blocks are not just a fun toy, playing with Legos can help your child in many ways. Your child will build critical thinking skills and problem solving skills, as well as improving their fine motor abilities. Think about having your child sign up for a Lego class at school or at a community center. Not only will they enjoy the Lego play, they will interact with other children and improve their ability to work in groups.

There are many benefits your child can derive from music lessons, and students who play an instrument have been shown to have better grades and higher tests scores than children not involved in a music program. Developing discipline and improving spatial skills and even math skills are other reasons why you might consider opting for music lessons. There are dozens of instruments to consider, from popular instruments such as clarinet, flute and violin to more rock-oriented instruments such as the guitar, drums or keyboard. Whether you want to learn a traditional instrument or something a bit more unusual, Los Rios Rock School has teachers that can provide top-notch instruction.

At this San Juan Capistrano music school, students not only enjoy a weekly lesson in the instrument of their choice, the tuition includes a true rock band experience. Student bands are formed and after weeks of practice, these bands perform at real local music venues such as the Coach House, the House of Blues or perhaps Stillwater. If you are searching for a Dana Point music school, a Laguna Niguel music school or a San Clemente music school, Los Rios Rock School might be the perfect place for your child to excel.




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