October 5th, 2009 by El Ed Mom

While mom’s favorite line was, “You are what you eat,” she should have added, “Eat well; what’s good for your heart is good for your brain.”  After all, the two go hand in hand and both require good habits. It takes a lot to think, learn, and remember.

Now, if your child has ever said, “I can’t do that; it’s too hard!” here are a few brainy facts to stop her in her tracks.  Remind her that her brain uses 20-25% of her body’s energy, so it’s no wonder that thinking is as tiring as physical labor.  She must feed it well.  Then wow her with the fact that a computer built with her brain’s capacity would cover the state of Texas and be 100 stories tall!  Couple that with experts’ suggestions that we use only between one and ten percent of our brain’s capacity and out the window goes that “It’s too hard” complaint.  No more excuses.

Click Here to read more…