ELS4KIDS Rhythmic Entrainment Intervention (REI) Provider

ELS4KIDS is now a certified provider for REI. I am now a provider of Rhythmic Entrainment Intervention (REI) which is completely non-participatory meaning you can play the cd while your child sleeps and get  results.  REI uses Rhythms and not Frequencies so it is not anything related to Tomatis or AIT.  The goal is to [...]

Weekly Report from a Family Working With BrainWare Safari – WK 11

Susie is still working on Level 3 sky scanning….progress is very slow, much as when we were working on level 2…but we keep pushing on.  She's working on level 4 bear shuffle and tic tac toe.  She has completed level 5 on about 6 other games.  As we work on her schoolwork, I do see [...]

Setting Goals with Physical Activity

  Are you looking for a way to get your child motivated when it comes to exercise? It's difficult to keep track of your child's physical activity—or lack of it—as he gets older. One of the health content standards for middle school students is to make a personal plan to improve each child's nutrition and incorporate physical [...]

Weekly Report from a Family Working With BrainWare Safari – WK 10

Mom states that the girls are still making progress in several areas.  Read for details: The girls were very consistent last week.  Barbara's work schedule was a bit more conducive to completing Brainware on a daily basis.  We're relying on the headphones more, and it does seem to make a difference.  The larger monitor is [...]

Q&A on Brain Training for Kids

  What are the major causes of Learning Disabilities? About 85 to 90 percent of learning difficulties are due to poor underlying learning skills. These skills include: Attention/Concentration: the ability to stay on task or ignore distractions. For example, continuing to read a book while another group is in a discussion. Phonetic awareness: the ability [...]

The Dangers of Milk / Dairy for You and Your Child — What Do You Think?

I have been doing a ton of research because Shannon and I are beginning to eat a more healthy diet.  A healthy diet and exercise are vital ingredients for a healthy brain, thus healthy child/person. The number one item that all the docs/nutritionists that we consulted so far stressed that we eliminate was milk / [...]

Weekly Report from a Family Working With BrainWare Safari – WK 5

  "Barbara" (19) has completed level 5 in several games, however she is still struggling with level 3 Sky Scanning and level 4 Tree Tic Tac Toe.  I am beginning to suspect more auditory issues with her, and/or perhaps issues with sustained attention (she was on ADD meds from about age 11- 17).  When she [...]

Activity – 4th of July Tin Can Lanterns

Tin Can Lanterns   Kids love candles, whether they’re perched on cake tops or on elaborate holders.  But in our gadget-happy age, it can be easy to forget that in the “olden” days, those candles were the only source of light around! Here’s a craft that supports this kind of social studies learning. It also [...]

Weekly Report from a Family Working With BrainWare Safari – WK 4

Mom reports that both girls are still making progress and being challenged in different areas given their individual weaknesses within their ability learn.  Distinct measurable improvements are still being seen from working with this software program. Week 4 progress report from Anita Perhaps less exciting than previous weeks, but we are continuing to progress with [...]

Weekly Reports from Family Working with BrainWare Safari – WK 3

On Wednesday, Susie was finally able to get through Level 1 of Sky scanning!!  Yippee!!! We started work on Level 2, hopefully we'll progress a little faster, but finding the numbers takes her so long, as well as holding them in her memory is still a struggle.  At times she is still hearing the numbers incorrectly, so I'm guessing that's a [...]

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