Thursday, September 9, 2010

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 [...]

5 Must See Back-to-School Resources

August 19, 2010 by colleen  
Filed under ELS4KIDS Brain Blog, Ezine Archive, Tutoring

Getting ready for back-to-school means changing your home routine to a more structured one.  Especially if relax a lot during the summer months.  We do and I dread getting the kids back on schedule for school.  My kids stay up late, as they are basically teenagers, and get up late in the morning.  I actually [...]

How to Make a File Caddy

August 19, 2010 by colleen  
Filed under ELS4KIDS Brain Blog, Ezine Archive, Tutoring

You know the legends of middle school paper, like the Math Test that Molded, the Vocabulary List that Finally Turned up in the Catbox, or the Permission Slip that Accidentally Ran Through the Washer-Dryer. Witness a middle schooler’s room in the throes of these disasters, and you’ll want to duck and cover! Want to bring [...]

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 [...]

Cognitive Problems after Chemotherapy Treatments

Many times brain problems come from an injury of some sort, but studies show chemotherapy can cause problems as well. It doesn’t matter what type of cancer you are being treated for, if you use chemotherapy, you might find you have memory loss, difficulty learning, and difficulty managing daily activities. If you experience any of [...]

Brain Games: Pattern Memory

June 1, 2010 by colleen  
Filed under Brain Games

This is a classic word scramble game. In this game you will be given a set of scrambled letters, and you are required to rearrange them into a meaningful word. If you are stuck, you can click the hints button to get the meaning of the word.  Find more games – added weekly to this [...]

Your Thoughts Become Your Reality

May 29, 2010 by colleen  
Filed under ELS4KIDS Brain Blog

My daughter Shannon suffered from a Traumatic Brain Injury at the age of 11 months.  Her injury is considered acquired from her rare autoimmune disorder known as Opsoclonus Myoclonus Syndrome (OMS).  She ended up having a Traumatic Brain Injury from ataxia caused by the acquired brain injury.    She also had Neuroblastoma, Stage 1, in [...]

Activities – Build Writing Muscles with a Water Relay

May 25, 2010 by colleen  
Filed under Learning Activities

Does your child have trouble holding a pencil? Is writing his name an excruciating task?  For many young writers, it is. While your first instinct may be to have him practice writing more letters, weak muscles are often the cause of the problem. There are lots of fun ways to help kids build up muscle control, [...]

BrainWare Safari Demo and Products

May 24, 2010 by colleen  
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Want to help improve your child's memory Skills?  Check out BrainWare Safari today.  Download a free DEMO to try now.  Limited Demo of BrainWare Safari 2.0 (For PC's only) Limited Demo of BrainWare Safari 2.0 (For Mac's) Who Needs BrainWare? BrainWare Safari (the first of LEC's planned series of BrainWare programs) was created for individuals [...]

Colleen Bain, M.A. Awarded Industry Expert for 2010 by Who’s Who of Cambridge

May 11, 2010 by colleen  
Filed under ELS4KIDS Brain Blog

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