Learning That Doesn’t Feel Like School
Mentally Stimulating Activities for Summer
Every summer, parents across the country have to deal with the same delicate problem. They want to make sure their kids continue to learn without feeling like they’re being assigned tasks. After all, summer homework is every child’s worst nightmare. Luckily, you don’t have to rely on math problems and book reports to keep your child’s development from taking a two-month vacation. Here are a few mentally stimulating activities that are as educational as they are fun. For Little Ones: Homemade Bubbles Bubbles fascinate young children, so why not spend a day making your own solution and experimenting by blowing different types of bubbles? The formula is simple: 1 part dish soap (Dawn or Joy work best) to 10 parts water. Optionally, you can also include 1/4 part glycerin. The process of making the solution will teach ratios and finding creative ways to blow bubbles fosters problem- solving skills and creative thinking. For Teenagers: Family Dinner Party Cooking teaches so many important skills: math, science, nutrition, concentration, cultural understanding, following The Fyzical Therapy Balance and Hand Centers team prides itself on being the friendliest, most skilled, most passionate bunch of physical therapists around. For us, treating patients and getting them back to doing what they love is more than a job. We get genuinely invested in our patients’ recoveries, learning their stories and struggles while helping them achieve the best outcome possible. You’d certainly be hard-pressed to find a physical therapist more compassionate and talented than Roy Kohn, who’s been around our clinic since 2010. He’s remarkably dedicated to finding solutions for his patients, working with a characteristic patience and understanding that puts everyone at ease. When asked about his favorite part of being a physical therapist, he laughs and says, “Man, I gotta pick just one?” He pauses for a minute and continues: “Everybody will tell you that they like helping people, because that’s what the health care field is. But it really is rewarding being able to facilitate getting people where they need to be. It makes me feel like I have some real worth.”
directions, creativity, time management, and more. Even better, it doesn’t feel like learning; it feels like fun. Encourage your older children to take the reins for preparing regular meals
throughout the summer. You can pick guiding themes, like “a trip to Mexico” or “pasta party,” but let them choose the recipes and prep the meals on their own. For the Entire Family: An Educational Field Trip Field trips always inspire excitement in students, and you’ll find the same goes for your family members. You can tailor your destination to the interests of your kids for maximum engagement. If you have a family of art lovers, head to a museum for some inspiration and discussion. Kids who prefer the outdoors will enjoy a nature walk or hike. You can bring along a field guide to identify flora and fauna. These trips may not pack the thrill of a water park, but they’re fun in an entirely different way.
Meet Roy Kohn
The Friendliest PT in Town
physical therapy, equipping himself with a wide array of new techniques and strategies to help his patients. “I love learning, which is lucky, because in this field, you’re never gonna learn everything
there is to know,” he says. “There are some people who will sometimes tell their patients, ‘You just can’t get better’ — I don’t want to accept that. It’s simply a question of getting the right information.” Outside of the clinic, Roy spends as much time as possible with his wife and extended family. In addition, he admits that he and his wife are probably “a little overly obsessed” with playing “Pokémon Go” and exploring the area for rare catches. For the Fourth of July, he plans to get everyone together at his place to swim in the pool and do a little cookout. He says they might then head across the state border to Chaparral, New Mexico, to shoot off some fireworks. The next time you’re at the Fyzical Therapy Balance and Hand Centers clinic, make sure to say a quick hello to Roy! He’s one of the most welcoming guys you’re likely to ever meet, and we’re glad to have had him on board for these last eight years.
Not long after securing his doctorate in physical therapy, Roy decided to pursue a vigorous fellowship in orthopaedic manual
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