How incorporating physical literacy is helping kids have academic success
Movement augments learning by stimulating neural activity
Dancing may help kids develop socio-emotional skills like empathy
Evidence shows possible improvements in acceptance, cooperation, and collaboration
Babies who don’t develop proper motor skills may suffer academically down the road
The important relationship between movement and cognition
Physical activity while young related to better brain function at middle age
Exercise trains both body and mind
Here’s the parenting miracle that everyone’s been looking for
Science indicates brain activity is stimulated by physical activity
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.
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.
Building your child’s brain through physical literacy
The importance of regular activity in a child’s physical, cognitive, emotional, and social development
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.