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Nutrition, Testing and Assessments to Identify Academic and Behavioral Issues [IEP 069]

Inclusive Education Project (IEP) Podcast
Inclusive Education Project (IEP) Podcast
Episode • Feb 26, 2019 • 27m

Did you know that a child’s food sensitivity can affect their learning skills? Today is part two of this series as we will dive more into the science behind the brain with Brain Balance Centers. We have Marcel the Center Director and Samantha the Program Director of Brain Balance joining us again. Stay tuned as we hear how nutrition is a big part of children’s academic abilities.

 

Show Highlights:

  • A key component of the program is offsite and it is done at home with families as well as a post-program for the kids
  • What happens during brain balance in terms of nutrition
  • Nutrition program “Balance 360” and the process with kids joining it
  • The goal of nutrition program is to find out the children that are enrolled do not have any food sensitivities
  • How food sensitivity affects children and why it is so important
  • There are sensory difficulties where kids only like a few foods
  • Different phases of the program to help parents adapt foods for the kids
  • More information on the post-program at Brain Balance
  • From experience, kids learn faster when there is some type of movement intertwined
  • Linear learning, and opening up other sections of the children’s brain
  • Balance disks and how they help the children
  • The left and right portion of the brain and how they both need to communicate really well

 

Resources Mentioned in the Show:

Brain Balance Achievement Center Website

Special for listeners! Call their Forest Park in California office and mention this podcast. $99 assessment promotion (Typically $295). Please call #949-354-5503

Book that describes the program a bit more “The Disconnected kid” to help with the science behind Brain Balance Centers. Download the eBook here

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