Brain Gym or neurobic gym for children/ EXERCISES

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Have you ever wondered how to train your child's mind in a more effective, safe and fun way?

Through mental or neurobic gym you can achieve it.



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Throughout our lives and in our development as human beings since we are in the womb until adulthood, our body plays a key role and is key in our learning and mental development, since it gives our brain all the necessary information about the environment that surrounds us at all times.

What is Brain Gym or Brain Gym?


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Brain Gym or Brain Gym, is a technique that includes 26 exercises that combine physical and mental strategies for better brain performance, generating new connections between neurons, improving balance and learning, through the use of both cerebral hemispheres.
Created by the American doctor Paul Dennison in the 60s; It proposes to improve attention, concentration, skills, reading and writing, among others, through the resolution of problems, puzzles and brain exercises that can be performed at any time and place and by any person.

So, Brain Gymnastics is based on exercising our mind through our body and senses, being something that we can do as children. With every movement that we make in our life since childhood, we are creating neural networks and strengthening our brain, forming our base of learning.

Cada vez que realizamos movimientos estamos activando esas redes neuronales haciendo creando un instrumento integral de aprendizaje a través de nuestra mente y cuerpo.


Why brain exercises for children?

Because through the physical and mental strategies offered by this practice you will be benefiting them enormously, encouraging the use of both of their cerebral hemispheres.


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It is recommended that children begin to practice this type of exercise, from 5 years of age. After 5 years, brain exercise exercises can be performed by anyone and at any time or place.

When your child or student has difficulty learning something specific, try to help him with some movement that allows him to remember it, an action, a gesture with his face, something that includes his body, and you will see how you will get positive results!


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The great potential of the child's mind can be exploited through his body, with the movements that he performs, since these activate the elasticity of his neurons and help him to a better mind-body performance, allowing him to improve his capacities completely.

The brain of children is like an absorbent sponge, so if we apply these techniques to exercise the brains of our children from the beginning, their mental development, creativity, performance, ability and skills can be much better.


Cerebral gymnastics exercises for children:

Balance movements

Invite children to perform different balancing movements, for example, being on one leg with hands up, sideways and forward.


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Double doodling


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Encourage him to draw with both hands at the same time, using one up or in and the other down or out. It stimulates fine motor skills and writing and improves coordination. You can also ask him to draw a specific object, for example a house, and take a different colored pencil in each hand.

The owl:


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Ask him to put a hand on the shoulder on the opposite side by squeezing it firmly and to move his head on that side. Breathe deeply and release the air, turning your head towards the opposite shoulder. Then, repeat the exercise, changing hands. This exercise stimulates the reading process and releases tension in the neck.


There are many other brain exercise exercises that help with the problems of atencón deficit, hyperactivity, Specific Language Disorder (TEL), among other learning problems.


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If you want to read more about this topic visit the following links

https://www.empoweringparents.com/article/6-brain-training-exercises-for-children-and-teens/

https://brutallyfrank.wordpress.com/2011/07/05/brain-gym-simple-exercises-for-a-better-mind-and-body/