Parents often see toys as a way to keep kids busy or entertained, but occupational therapists know they’re more than that. In therapy sessions, certain playthings help children build strength, boost ...

This month’s executive function skill is working memory. Executive function skills are brain-based skills that help us “get things done” easily—or not—depending on our particular brain. Working memory ...

In another large study I dove into, the researchers found that exercise improves brain function across all ages, with children and adolescents receiving the most significant benefits in memory. Those ...

People worry about losing their memory as they get older, or worse, developing a dementing illness such as Alzheimer’s Disease. It’s hard not to get caught up in a cycle of fear as you read the ...