Brain exercises that improve attention

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Brain exercises that improve attention

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There are a host of brain exercise that can help improve attention, but I wouldn't go to those right away. The most important brain exercises are going to school, reading a book, playing sports, eating a family dinner, having a conversation with a friend, doing a puzzle, doing your homework. You get enough brain exercises, so to speak, simply going through your day. I don't think you need to fold in additional sort of brain enrichment exercises. I think often time parents try to do too much. Simply having a connected childhood with the usual demands that childhood includes, from schoolwork to sports to getting along with others. That's enough brain exercise. I don't think you need to do any more.

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Edward Hallowell, MD, EdD

Psychiatrist, ADHD Specialist, & Author

Edward (Ned) Hallowell, MD, EdD is a Harvard-trained Child and Adult Psychiatrist in practice in Sudbury, MA (outside Boston) and New York City. The author of 18 books, Dr. Hallowell specializes in learning differences such as ADHD and dyslexia, both of which he has himself.  He has also written extensively on general issues of parenting and living in our modern age. He lives in the Boston area with his wife of 23 years, Sue, and their three children, Lucy, Jack, and Tucker.

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