As the holidays and school vacations inch closer, kids tend to spend more time watching TV and fueling up on cookies and left-over Halloween candy. And while we all deserve some R&R, too much can make for slow moving when it comes time to head back into the classroom. Finding ways to keep your kids engaged and sharp no matter what the season can challenge any Mom. But giving your kids an extra edge may prove easier than you think thanks to a new web-based program called BrainFuel – designed to maximize our children’s learning potential. BrainFuel4Kids.com aims to help take your child’s learning to the next level. Research suggests key changes in diet, exercise, and sleep can enhance cognitive abilities, and BrainFuel thus offers sections like ‘Brain Food,’ ‘Healthy Brain,’ and ‘Brain Games,’ aimed at engaging kids and Moms alike. The site provides us Moms as much benefit as our kids, featuring a forum to give parents a chance to discuss what works and what doesn’t with our kids this school year. Some of my favorite features include: • Explanations for our kids in answer to their complaints, “Why vitamins?!”: “The brain is the greediest organ in your body – greedier than the spleen or stomach, even greedier than the heart” and other “why!?” questions. • Challenging games for kids (and parents!) from Lumosity.com, designed to promote quicker thinking, better concentration, and improved memory. • Recipes that give your kids the right balance of carbs and protein, and help understanding those complicated nutritional labels. Head to the BrainFuel site to check it out for yourself!
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