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Youth and Family Resources

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Building brain-healthy habits early can yield a lifetime of benefits. Research shows cognitive function, social-emotional intelligence, memory, and even mental health can be impacted by how we train our brains. This page provides great resources for students and kids, for parents and for educators.

Fun Activities for Young Minds

Enjoy these brain-healthy games and activities at home or in your community.

For Parents

About Parenting Minds

Nurture your family in a new way with Parenting Minds™ – a self-paced online course that supports you through the most fulfilling, high-stakes journey of your lifetime. Enjoy this two-lesson preview to start your BrainHealthy Parenting journey.

For Educators

Middle school through ninth grade is a perfect time to focus on brain health because it is a period of tremendous development, particularly for the brain's pre-frontal cortex.

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Teachers can transform their classroom when trained to understand the developing brain, build skills in critical thinking and reasoning, and optimize student learning.
Since 2010, the Adolescent Reasoning Initiative has trained more than 600 teachers, reaching 86,000+ middle and high school students with transformational strategies to build higher-order reasoning across all subjects and throughout life.

More Programs and Resources

With the right tools, young people can gain problem-solving skills and learn life-changing strategies for overcoming brain health challenges.

Know Brainers

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Take simple steps to strengthen your brain health – inspire positive habits and energize your brain health journey, with a little science from these six family-focused Know Brainers.