{"id":356634,"date":"2026-07-09T14:58:48","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T14:58:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/uncategorized\/what-we-want-kids-to-know-about-how-the-brain-learns-media-tech-parenting\/"},"modified":"2026-07-09T14:58:48","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T14:58:48","slug":"what-we-want-kids-to-know-about-how-the-brain-learns-media-tech-parenting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=356634","title":{"rendered":"What We Want Kids to Know About How the Brain Learns \u2013 Media! Tech! Parenting!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"21570\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mediatechparenting.net\/2019\/11\/24\/what-we-want-kids-to-know-about-how-the-brain-learns\/brain-small\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/mediatechparenting.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/brain-small.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"72,78\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"brain small\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/mediatechparenting.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/brain-small.jpg?w=72\" class=\" size-full wp-image-21570 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/mediatechparenting.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/brain-small.jpg?w=840\" alt=\"brain small\"\/>If on occasion, you become concerned about how your child handles stressful learning situations, read this insightful article,\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/lifestyle\/2019\/10\/22\/daydreaming-is-good-you-other-things-i-want-kids-know-about-their-brains\/\">Daydreaming is Good for You, and Other Things I Want Kids to Know About their Brains<\/a><\/strong>. The writer describes a range of brain capabilities, explaining how they can support young learners. Growing children need to understand how these basic neurological brain features can help them become stronger, confident, and more effective learners. \u00a0 <span id=\"more-21561\"\/><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 199px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignright\" style=\"display:block;\" src=\"https:\/\/farm3.staticflickr.com\/2885\/32794069333_d854260d58_b.jpg\" alt=\"brain 58\" width=\"199\" height=\"214\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/142299342@N06\/32794069333\">\u201cbrain 58\u201d<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/142299342@N06\">ajeofj3<\/a> is licensed under <a style=\"margin-right:5px\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/publicdomain\/mark\/1.0\/?ref=ccsearch&amp;atype=html\">CC PDM 1.0<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In her Washington Post column, education journalist, <a href=\"https:\/\/deborahkris.org\/about\/\">Deborah Farmer Kris<\/a>, tells readers that she has learned much about the brain through her professional work, \u00a0She outlines these brain attributes succinctly using easy-to-understand language.<\/p>\n<p>The author\u2019s aim is to help children, preteens, adolescents, and their parents understand that when challenging learning problems arise, the brain has capabilities that can help an individual resolve, or at least make sense of a situation.<\/p>\n<p>This is an article that should be posted in a prominent place \u2014 a refrigerator or bulletin board, perhaps \u2014 where it can remind young emerging learners about how to understand and manage the capabilities of their brains.<\/p>\n<p>In the connected world, where almost everyone seeks a digital solution for every problem, it is useful for 21st Century kids and parents to remember that the human brain is programmed to offer powerful, yet common-sense, learning support.<\/p>\n<p>,<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If on occasion, you become concerned about how your child handles stressful learning situations, read this insightful article,\u00a0Daydreaming is Good for You, and Other Things I Want Kids to Know About their Brains. 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