Brain Building Blogs
Brain Benefits of Reading
It is crucial that children gain literacy skills and develop the “reading parts” of their brains at a young age so that they can be well-equipped to navigate their education, their relationships, their passions, and their future adult lives.
Games on the Go!
The goal of this blog is to provide you with a list of games that require no materials, and so can easily be done on the go and in or out of the house to help you find time to play every day!
Attachment Theory: Understanding Child-Adult Relationships
What is attachement theory and what can we learn from it to help shape our interactions with children?
What is Emotional Intelligence?
If emotional intelligence can both serve as a tool to help us understand and express our thoughts and feelings, clarify our behaviours and interactions with others, and make us more resilient, then we really ought to find some ways to practice.
Brain Benefits of Mindful Moments
Have you ever felt overwhelmed in the middle of your day, had a hard time falling asleep, or experienced difficulty expressing your emotions? If so, you may benefit from learning about mindfulness and taking time for a mindful moment the next time you experience one of these common issues.
Back to School Readiness
Without the right support, some kids may lack what’s called “school readiness”. In this blog, I will introduce you to the concept of school-readiness, and how you can use resources from Building Brains Together to help prepare your child for school.
Sleep For All Ages
Can the time we spend not using our brains change how our brains work when we do? Learn more in “Sleep for all ages”.
What Happens When You “Flip Your Lid”?
Have you ever heard of the statement “flipping your lid”? Find out why this term is used and the brain science beind it.
Outdoor Play
This Blog explores the question, “Is outdoor play better?”. Learn about the benefits of outdoor play and ways you can engage in it locally.
Cognitive Load – The Spoon Analogy
Feeling burnt out from your day? You might not have enough spoons to spend on your daily tasks.
Self-Regulation for all Abilities
Readers will build awareness of what self-regulatory behaviors are, influences that foster self-regulation, and learn practical strategies that support its development in individuals of all abilities.
Egg-cellent Play!
This spring, if you’re looking at new ways to incorporate some play in your egg hunt check out these ideas!
Reimagining Play Through An Inclusive Lens
As a society, our outlook on neurodiverse culture has begun to shift and we are observing more inclusive programing in both recreation and education. This Blog looks at how we can reimaine play through an inclusive lense.
Child Mouthing Decisions
This week’s blog looks at the topic of mouthing. When does this action start? And why do babies do this? Does mouthing indicate a problem? And does it ever stop?
Bridging Play and Curriculum
Have you ever heard a child say, “Why do I need to learn this? I am never going to need it in real life.” This blog post offers some suggestions to foster enjoyable engagement and create a positive environment that promotes lifelong learning.
Executive Function Basics Part 3:Practical Resiliency
This insightful blog post features Part 3 of Executive Function Basics: Practical Resilitency. “Instead of looking at resiliency as something we want to obtain to avoid difficult life challenges, it is about having the tools and supports to help us go through experiences and say- “wow, that was hard, but here’s what I can do to help myself moving forward.””
The Power of Play: Part 2
As a child grows their play will also grow and change but it will never lose its importance. Keep reading for some ideas on how to implement play in your elementary age children’s lives as well as with your adolescents.
Executive Function Basics: Creating Wellness Through Play
How do we connect Holistic wellness with building Executive Functions? Learn more in this blog post. Don’t miss part 2 of this post the first Thursday of October!
The Power of Play!
Is play really that important? Learn from this week’s blog about how play is a powerful tool in brain development and can begin the moment a child is born.
The Importance of ASQs to Child Development
Find out how the ASQ Questionnaires can help you learn more about how your child is developing and if they are on target with developmental milestones.