Jan 18 2009
How to Stimulate your Child’s Brain
With video games and televisions everywhere, child can always use a good diversion that benefits their brains.
CROSSWORDS, WORD SEARCHES, ETC. - You can find word puzzles for children as young as 1st grade. They can be taken anywhere, kids love the challenge and they are good for everyone’s brain whether you are 8 or 98.
I SPY GAME - This one only needs another person. One person says I spy with my little eye something …. (gives a descriptive word) and the other persons tries to guess it. Easy to use with all ages.
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY - Sports, dancing, playgrounds, climbing, walking, running, etc. Play catch. All physical movement benefits children. Have them walk up stairs (holding on to the railing) and then walk back down backwards.
LAUGHTER - It is the best medicine. The best thing you can do for your child is to make them laugh everyday.
Don’t forget the Mind Benders series by Anita Harnadek, which were written with children in mind. My son loves them, and they’ve helped him improve his logic and deductive reasoning skills.
Excellent idea! I had not heard of the Mind Benders series before. If I can find a link to it, I will put a link to it here on the blog. Mind puzzles of all sorts are great for kids. Even doing simple word searches challenges the brain. God bless you and your precious boy!
I have placed a link to the Anita Harnadek products, see list on bottom right hand of screen under the title “Pages”. Here is a direct link: http://dietandhealth.today.com/mind-benders-by-anita-harnadek/