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by: Frank Breinling
Behavioral scientists are the first to tell you that your IQ is not static. You
can boost it by eating right, getting exercise, and stimulating brain activity.
This summer, help boost your child's IQ by working with them on fun and
meaningful activities.
Children who read well tend to write well, and writing well, leads to reading
well. This powerful combination of reading and writing gives children a boost in
their mental capacity. Writing requires reflection, imagination, and problem
solving skills. Have your child keep a summer journal, or even a creative
writing notebook. When a child evaluates their day-to-day experiences they
increase both their intelligence and emotional quotience. When writing they are
learning problem solving skills without even knowing it! Scrap booking is a
colorful alternative to the typical journal and also helps with fine motor
skills.
Sports and outdoor activities not only help your children stay healthy but they
also know boost brainpower. Outdoor play not only helps to raise their aerobic
levels (which stimulates the brain), employs critical thinking skills. Moreover,
the creativity that's involved in make-believe games (like pretending the tree
house is an Elvin fort) can challenge their brains to think in complex problem
solving skills. Outdoor play (unlike indoor) actually reduces stress levels in
children. This summer send the kids outdoors. Take them on hikes or camping,
build a tree house together, sign them up for swim lessons or even send them off
to camp. Kids need to be outdoors and most kids today are sadly lacking in the
types of vitamins provided by sunshine. Whether they like it or not, they need
to play outside.
Reading is fundamental. Children who read during their summer break perform
better in school when they return in the fall. It doesn't matter what they read
they need to read. So be it a comic book or "Percy Jackson's Lightning Thief",
get them reading. Studies show that when your child reads for fun, he or she,
will do better in school than those kids who are forced to read. Take your child
to the library and let them pick out any book they choose. Even if it isn't
something you would like...it doesn't matter. All reading is good for them. Make
reading fun by setting up a hammock in the back yard or allowing them to take
the book to their outdoor forts.
About The Author
Frank Breinling is the founder of the Project about Boosting Your IQ, here you
can find out more, http://iqboosting.com
The author invites you to visit:
http://iqboosting.com
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