Both children and adults learn better when new information can be related to information that is already known. New information that is completely unfamiliar is unlikely to be remembered or understood well. But if something in the new information is recognizable in some way, the brain will have a reference point and that new information […]
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How to Help Your Children Learn More & Improve Their Memory
Sponges. That’s how many people describe children. Kids naturally soak up all the information they see and hear without much effort at all, right? Likening children to sponges might be true in some respects, but I don’t think it fits all children, and especially not children as they get older. Are Children Really Sponges? I’m […]