September, 2022 - Child Development

A child’s mental growth and development is important, and starts even before they let out their first cry.

As parents, we only want the best for our children, and sometimes can find ourselves having difficulties with our child’s growth and development. After all, it’s one of the toughest yet most rewarding jobs in the world!

Here are some common learning challenges your child may face when learning:

An inability to focus and pay attention

Prone to making unnecessary mistakes

Always struggling with memory retention

Having difficulty arranging or sequencing their thoughts

These challenges hinder aspects of your child’s growth and development, such as their literacy skills, number sense, and ability to focus for extended periods of time. They can and will eventually affect other parts of your child’s life as well, like their social skills and even their self-confidence.

Most of you may be wondering if it is too late to start now?

No. It is not too late to start.

Brain Training Programmes, such as those offered by ThinkersBox for children from 5 to 12 years old have a whole range of benefits, including improving and helping with those challenges your child may face, as seen earlier on.

The brain training programmes from ThinkersBox offer these benefits for your child:

Increased confidence and ability for independent learning
Improved levels of comprehension
Faster learning speed and task completion
Stronger problem-solving and visualisation skills
Enhanced logical processes

We understand that parents can find it difficult when their child struggles with learning challenges or difficulties.

This is why you should entrust this challenge to ThinkersBox. Based on more than 70 years of scientific research and application, our proprietary brain training programmes cater to each child’s unique learning abilities and speed. We believe that every child is different, and our goal is to help them maximise their performance and achieve their fullest potential.

Cognitive Development Training Programme

The ThinkersBox team of trained brain coaches believe in taking full advantage of a child’s potential.

For our Cognitive Development Training Programme, an initial brain profiling evaluation is offered before enrolment, to test for various cognitive skills, such as determining how your child:

Is able to focus and pay attention
Can process and grasp new concepts
Best understands information
Problem-solves and remembers information
Receives and takes in visual information

Online Brain Booster Training Programme

Our Online Brain Booster Training Programme has our educators, giving immediate feedback and responses to your child, alongside close supervision to help them think through the challenges curated for them.

Attention Boosting Classes

Additionally, if you’re looking for a course for your child’s development during their school holidays, ThinkersBox has Attention Boosting Classes that are intensive, highly targeted and stimulating training sessions usually conducted during the school holiday periods, and can last from 3 days to 3 weeks long.

The current classes we offer are:

Intensive Attention Booster Class (5-12 years old)
Fast Thinking Booster Class (5-12 years old)
Visual Thinking Booster Class (5-12 years old)
PSLE – Boost My Brain Performance Intensive Class (11-12 years old)
Brain Boost Play Camp (5-8 years old)

All programmes are carefully organised according to each child’s age and key learning needs.

Here is a quick overview of what ThinkersBox’s brain training programmes focus on by age group:

Kindergarten 1 to 2 (5 to 6 years old)	Children in this age group are naturally curious and physically active. This means they are more vocal in asking questions and moving around to understand the world around them. Brain training integrates the use of kinesthetic, visual, and auditory senses that strengthen cognitive skills. Our key focus is to build a strong learning foundation for our young learners to have a smooth transition for Primary school.
Primary 1 to 2 (7 to 8 years old)	Brain training for children in this group focuses primarily on effective cognitive development, training memory retention, focus, auditory, visual alertness, speed, agility to adapt, resilience to setbacks, time management abilities and hand-eye coordination. For these students, training is centred on strengthening cognitive abilities and improving mental stamina to prepare your child for more challenging subjects in the future.
Primary 3 to 6 (9 to 12 years old)	Children at this stage are primarily preparing for examinations and tests, which is why training them to be exam ready and brain smart is a top priority. Tailored personalised brain training identifies strengths and weaknesses for sharpening key learning skills for better performance (within and beyond the classroom). Lessons are catered to train for more effective thinking processes, hone higher order processing skills and build stronger mental resilience to take on challenges at higher levels of learning ahead.
Booster Programmes (Varying Ages)	Ranging from a span of 3 days to 3 weeks; the Attention Booster Brain Training Programmes, like holiday camps, are lessons that are intensive and targeted towards getting your child ready for a specific brain training goal. Which programme is good for my child? Brain Boost Play Camp (5-8 years old) Fast Thinking Booster Class (5-12 years old) Visual Thinking Booster Class (5-12 years old) PSLE Boost My Brain Performance Intensive Class (11-12 years old)

Interested in any of the programmes but still unsure?

Here’s our 3 signature programmes compared side by side: Cognitive Development Training Programme, Online Brain Booster Training Programme, and our Attention Boosting Classes:

Programme	Cognitive Development Training	Online Brain Booster Training	Attention Boosting Classes
Venue	In-Person	Online (Zoom)	Varies
Frequency	Once A Week		3 Days - 3 Weeks
Duration	1.5 hrs	45mins	Varies
Teacher: Student Ratio	1 teacher: Up to 6 students (K1 - P6)	1 teacher: Up to 2 (K1 - P2) 1 teacher: Up to 3 (P3 - P6)	1 teacher: Up to 6 students (K1 - P6)
Who is it for?	Kids 5 - 12 years old	Kids 5 - 12 years old	Kids 5 - 12 years old (Can have smaller age range depending on programme e.g. 5-8)
Key Benefits	Engagement Mode for All Learner Types Activities that will support ALL learner types – Visual, Auditory and Kinaesthetic (VAK Learning Model).	Gamification to Boost Learning Interest and Confidence Have fun while working hard for higher interest and confidence for learning within and beyond the classroom.	Will work on various attentional skills such as: Divided Attention Selective Attention Visual Attention Visual Sequence Auditory Attention Auditory Sequence
	Pre & Post Cognitive Abilities Profile	Immediate Feedback to Support Learner’s Progression	Intensive, Targeted and Stimulating Training
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Overall Benefits	Small Class Size for Optimal Engagement Improves Focus and Mental Stamina Expanded Memory Capacity for Learning Expands Memory for Retention of Learning Sharpened Visual Processing Abilities Boosts Processing Speed for More Efficient Learning Increases Confidence and Motivation for Self-Learning

We have a long and verified track record since being established in 2006, and here are some parent and child testimonials of our students’ growth and transformation at ThinkersBox over the years.

As parents, we are always looking to equip our kids with life skills. The ability to think and process information efficiently is critical to adapt to a fast-paced world. We like ThinkersBox for its approach to training the brain where we can understand the underlying issues affecting the child’s performance.

We have seen how quickly Charmaine is now able to process information and grasp concepts quickly. Her ability to memorise Chinese characters (she dislikes the subject by the way) and her ability to grasp Math concepts is impressive and it has greatly helped in her model drawing. Most importantly, Charmaine enjoys the class and the environment is positive and nurturing.

– Parent of Charmaine

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ThinkersBox has been very useful to Jia En since she joined the programme at Primary 4. Before she attended the programme, she would always miss words when she was reading due to carelessness. After attending the programme, she could read without missing out words and took her tasks more carefully. Also, she became more attentive in class and more focused in completing her tasks. Furthermore, her examination results had improved. The games in the programme were not only interesting, they also helped Jia En understand and improve in different areas such as her memory capabilities. The teachers are friendly and approachable.

– Parent of Jia En

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ThinkersBox has helped Matthew to be more focused and better able to understand concepts. His Mathematics capability improved tremendously, as did his English vocabulary and his grammar. He scored 241 in his PSLE, only 2 marks shy from the highest in his class. It has also helped him become a more sociable and confident person, thanks to all the teachers at ThinkersBox.

Jonathan has also enjoyed the programme very much. The exercises they do at the start of lessons helps him calm down and concentrate better. ThinkersBox has also helped Jonathan improve his understanding and grasp of Mathematics concepts as well as his vocabulary, spelling, and comprehension.

The good quality games that the boys get to play at the beginning of the lesson are very fun and entertaining and help them learn to socialize, take turns and learn to follow rules at the same time.

ThinkersBox has helped my children not just in one area but in many areas of their lives. An all-rounded program indeed, with great teachers to boast. Thank you ThinkersBox.

– Parent of Matthew and Jonathan

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The programme has taught me the skills to boost up my brain speed, and this has helped me in my mental sums, as I am now able to react to the questions in a better way. The puzzle and pattern games that are used in class have improved my understanding of mathematical questions. I am now able to use the skills sets that I am taught in solving my schoolwork. Thank you, ThinkersBox.

– Nicholas

The programme has taught Nicholas skills that are not only applicable in his schoolwork but also in his daily life. It has helped him to think through the issues before he makes a decision. I will need to thank Teacher Eric, and Felicia who have been very patient with Nicholas. They also help him to see things in a different light. Thank you for your help.

– Mrs Lam, Nicholas’ mother

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Isabelle was a very distracted child when she started with Thinkersbox at K2. She was always dreamy and found it difficult to focus for longer than 5 minutes. In preparation for P1, we decided to enrol her into Thinkersbox’s program at a friend’s recommendation. From various good quality games and a personalized training 40-week program, Isabelle entered P1 with

the ability to focus at least 45 min at a stretch and copy down instructions from the Board with much more confidence than she did when she started the program. She also retains words better. Her weekly spelling scores in school went from 40 marks to close 90 marks consistently. With confidence, she was also able to grasp math concepts and new vocabulary with less procrastination and hesitation. We can see her gradual progress to become a self-learner. Despite an enrichment centre that is not academically geared, Thinkersbox’s passionate teachers and program has equipped Isabelle with life skills essential for her to do well in and outside of school.

Thank you!

– Parent of Isabelle

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I would like to thank Yvette for guiding Janelle through your ThinkersBox programme for 1 year. When I came to you sometime in May 2011, I was at wit’s end as Janelle was already in P3 and was not interested in reading at all and she also could not focus for prolonged period.

After one year, her post-programme results showed tremendous improvement in most areas. Frankly I was still skeptical then and didn’t think much of it. The only improvement I noticed immediately after the programme was that she was reading much more than before and could read slightly more advanced books. In the past she would never read beyond 2 pages, now she reads 1 to 2 books a day. After some time, I was also pleasantly surprised when she started using ‘big’ vocabs in her daily conversations. So, I must say it is your programme that has helped her. Thank you for helping Janelle.

– Mrs Kok, Mother of Janelle

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ThinkersBox aims to maximise potential by building strong mental abilities for your children. Our curated curriculum helps shape learning experiences as well as develop brains for success beyond academics.

With our targeted brain booster training programmes, your child’s accelerated learning and enhanced performance is possible. This educational journey transforms your child into a better engaged and confident student, fully capable of handling whatever challenges life or classrooms may throw at them.

Register your child for a Brain Booster Class with ThinkersBox today!

Book a Brain Booster Trial Class now!