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Executive Function and COVID-19

May 4, 2020 By Y3K

There is a special part of our brain that is responsible for executive function skills.  These skills include our ability to organize, plan ahead, and especially important in this day and age of COVID-19 . . . our ability to sense danger.  The problem is that this all takes place in the prefrontal cortex and this area of the brain does not fully develop until we are well into our 20’s.

Therefore children and teens may not sense COVID-19 danger and choose not to social distance.  It is up to us as responsible parents to monitor and keep our kids safe.  We need to make sure our teens are following social distancing. It is your responsibility as a parent to make sure they follow the rules even when they are out in public places like a field, playground, or hanging out with their friends.

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: adults, advice, brain, children, developmental delays, executive function, exercise, germs, health, high school, illness, kids, parenting, play, responsibility, teenagers, young children

Autism Spectrum Disorder

November 16, 2017 By Y3K

People with autism spectrum disorder tend to think inward to their own little world.  Social interactions help them to see the world outside of theirs.

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: Asperger's, Autism, behavior, brain, social skills

Autism Interactions

November 14, 2017 By Y3K

Autism spectrum disorder kids need to interact with people as often as possible.  They need to have their minds stimulated.

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: Asperger's, Autism, brain, kids, social skills, special education

Homework Help #4

October 17, 2017 By Y3K

When working on homework, some students do well with music playing in the background. Other students find music a distraction. Experiment to see if music helps or hinders your student.

 

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: brain, executive function, focus, homework, students, study skills

Homework Help #3

October 15, 2017 By Y3K

A timer or clock can help students that lose track of time to pace their work and to take breaks at reasonable intervals. Some students will work for 10 minutes and lose track of time thinking they have worked much longer, and expect a break. Also some students will plan on a short break and lose track of time. A 5-minute break becomes a 30-minute break! This is the same psychology used by casinos to get people to gamble. Casinos hope the gamblers will lose track of time by not having any clocks on the walls. Use the timer to plan out how long they should work before taking a break, how long their break will be, and how long until the next break. Keep this process going until all homework is completed.

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: brain, breaks, executive function, focus, homework, stress, students, study skills, time management

Homework Help #2

October 12, 2017 By Y3K

Some students need time to play or relax right after school as they mentally burn out. Others students prefer get to their homework right away as they can remain focused and want to finish so they can have the rest of their evening to themselves. For this reason, Y3K Tutor In Your Home tutors are available as soon as school ends and up to 11:00 PM every day. It is important to allow students the ability to do their homework once they are mentally ready to do so as long as enough time is allotted to complete all assignments.

 

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: advice, behavior, brain, children, focus, homework, tutor, tutoring, tutors

Thinking Assault

February 13, 2017 By Y3K

No problem can stand the assault of sustained thinking.

 

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: brain, inspiration, math, problem solving, problems, reading, special education, success, writing

Dangerous Dissection Chemical #3: Ethylene Glycol

February 10, 2017 By Y3K

Ethylene glycol–preserved specimens have actually been first fixed in formaldehyde or formalin solutions. They are then washed and preserved in ethylene glycol, which is the same chemical in your car’s antifreeze. Ethylene glycol is another toxic chemical that our children are being exposed to during biology animal dissections. It can affect the central nervous system, heart and kidneys. Remember that besides the toxic ethylene glycol, these animals still have formaldehyde inside them as well. When the animals are cut open, our children are exposed to toxic poisonous ethylene glycol and formaldehyde.

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: biology, brain, cats, children, dogs, health, high school, illness, middle school, science

Dangerous Dissection Chemical #1: Formaldehyde

February 8, 2017 By Y3K

After animals are killed specifically for classroom dissection purposes they are then often preserved. Dissection animals are embalmed with a chemical preservative called formaldehyde (also known as methanal). Formaldehyde is a nearly colorless and highly irritating gas with a sharp odor. The liquid these dissection animals are contained in is actually formaldehyde dissolved in water called formalin. Formaldehyde is a known nasal and dermal carcinogen. It is also a sensitizer, causing allergy-related symptoms.

When students cut open these preserved dead animals, formaldehyde can be released. This formaldehyde can damage the children’s eyes, cause asthma attacks and bronchitis when exposed to this poison. Symptoms of formaldehyde exposure include eye, nose, throat and skin irritation. Other dissection chemical symptoms include a persistent cough, other respiratory ailments, headache, nausea and dizziness.

According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, this chemical preservative can be linked to cancer of the throat, lungs, and nasal passages. Children may be more susceptible to the respiratory effects of formaldehyde than adults, according to the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). Biology students should not be exposed to dead animals preserved in formaldehyde.

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: biology, brain, cats, children, health, high school, illness, middle school, school, science, students

Caffeine Half-Life

January 3, 2017 By Y3K

Students should avoid caffeine after 2:00 PM to get a good night’s sleep. Caffeine has a half-life of six hours. What this means is even after six hours (8:00 PM), half the caffeine they drank is still in their body.

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: ADD, ADHD, brain, caffeine, health, insomnia, sleep

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