Your choices and emotions shape your experiences. Your identity makes your choices and has your reactions. Your memories, experiences, and associations shape the neural patterns in your brain that correlate with your cognitive associations. Over time we each develop a neural network, an overall pattern of connections and associations that form between neurons in the […]
Read More »OFFLINE
April 12, 2013 | Uncategorized | Click on title to comment!
The blog will not have new posts the week of April 15 due to April break. I will be back online after April 22.
Read More »Talking to babies and young kids
April 12, 2013 | For parents of children | Click on title to comment!
On the importance of early exposure to lots of talking: http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/04/10/the-power-of-talking-to-your-baby/
Read More »Newton’s first law of inertia
April 08, 2013 | metaphors to help facilitate communication | Click on title to comment!
Newton’s first law of motion is often stated as: An object at rest tends to stay at rest and an object in motion tends to stay in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force. This is as true for human nature as Newton found […]
Read More »Healthier eating for kids
April 08, 2013 | For parents of children | Click on title to comment!
Some tips for parents to help avoid obesity in their kids. These tips include meals on smaller plates, more frequent smaller meals, pay attention to what they watch on TV, and make sure they get adequate sleep at night: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/04/08/obesity-children-plates-tv/2054687/ http://www.foxnews.com/health/2013/04/08/dish-size-meal-frequency-may-affect-kids-weight/ http://www.webmd.com/parenting/news/20130408/frequent-eating-in-kids-tied-to-ilessi-weight-gain http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/health/smaller-dishes-portions-kids-control-weight-study-article-1.1310790 And kids who regularly ate cereal for breakfast had healthier body […]
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