Brain Exercises for Kids

One of the top trending topics in health recently is about brain health. People want to do 
their best to improve their brain health by working on muscle memory and preventing 
age-related brain conditions like Alzheimer’s and dementia. However, this is also 
important for kids who are still growing and learning their cognitive skills.

Here are some things to consider when it comes to brain training and brain exercises for 
kids.


Benefits of Brain Exercises

First of all, let’s discuss some of the reasons you might want to have your kids do brain 
exercises. With these exercises, you are helping to boost your child’s brain 
development during a very pivotal time in their life. Their cognitive skills are still 
progressing, so this is the perfect time to do it. Some benefits of this include:

Focusing better in school.
Being able to retain new information.
Having an improved memory.
Learning how to process information.


Mindfulness for Kids

A quick type of brain exercise you can try with your kids is to teach them about 
mindfulness. This is not only great for focus and concentration, but comes with many 
other benefits as well. Mindfulness is about living in the moment, so you can teach your 
kids to focus on their current feelings and what is happening right then. Show them the 
importance of being in the moment, focusing on their thoughts and feelings, and really 
experiencing all of their sensations, from head to toe.


Brain and Body Coordination

Another exercise is going to help with the connection between their brain and body. It 
shows kids how to exercise both the brain and physical movements at the same time, 
for proper coordination. One way to do this is by having them first think of any body part 
first, then move that body part. They can picture their hand, then move their hand. Think 
about a toe, then try wiggling it. This allows them to understand between a thought and 
a movement, and how they are connected. 


Improving Their Memory

With memory, you want to consider the difference between short term memory and long 
term memory. Short term memory is easy to start with, and includes a few basic 
practices. For example, you can have them come up with a list of any 5-10 words, write 
them down, and take a moment to memorize them. 

Flip the paper over or take it away, and give them a new piece of paper. See if they can 
remember the words they chose and write them down.

You can also do a similar activity with objects. Have a tray of different objects found 
around the house, tell your child to focus and remember what they are, then take the 
tray away. Have your child write down what they remember from the tray.



