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How incorporating physical literacy is helping kids have academic success
Movement augments learning by stimulating neural activity
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Dancing may help kids develop socio-emotional skills like empathy
Evidence shows possible improvements in acceptance, cooperation, and collaboration
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Babies who don’t develop proper motor skills may suffer academically down the road
The important relationship between movement and cognition
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Physical activity while young related to better brain function at middle age
Exercise trains both body and mind
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Here’s the parenting miracle that everyone’s been looking for
Science indicates brain activity is stimulated by physical activity
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How to support the “air traffic control system” of your child’s brain
Executive function is a set of mental skills that work like the air traffic control tower at a busy airport. It’s a key part of development in the early years.
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Build your child’s brain by giving them lots of experiences to explore
Building your child’s brain is like building a house. Learn more about kids’ brain development and how you can help along the way.
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Building your child’s brain through physical literacy
The importance of regular activity in a child’s physical, cognitive, emotional, and social development
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Building your child’s brain is like building a house
To explain how kids’ brains grow and develop, scientists use a metaphor: building a child’s brain in the early years is like building a house.