Brain Balance of Boise
2020-10-06T20:25:58.478Z
When we walked into the doors of Brain Balance for the first time, my husband and I weren't necessarily on the "same page" in regards to our son. In fact, our school was not necessarily concerned about our son either. School told us that he was a bright, kind, obedient, delightful child who worked hard and despite him struggling now he would "eventually just catch on." What I saw that concerned me was my son putting forth a ton of effort in learning to read and to complete schoolwork but despite his efforts and the time we (as a family) were investing- he was struggling to read, poor memory recall making multistep directions challenging and oftentimes he came home with his coursework not even started. I also had concerns about his coordination and fine motor skills. This presented in poor handwriting, troubles being a clean eater, unable to tie his shoes and not meeting the grade expectations in PE. Our son started telling me that "he just couldn't keep up [with his peers at school- on the playground or in the classroom],' which started to take a toll on his self-esteem.Honestly, unsure of how to support my son, a trusted teaching friend had recommended Brain Balance to me. Not knowing a whole lot about the program but motivated to help my son, I scheduled an assessment and dragged my husband and son in for the initial assessment. My husband and I were literally at odds during the entire appointment. After we received the results of the assessment, they confirmed what I was observing and the results challenged my husband to look differently at our son's struggles. Unknowing how to help our son, we decided to give Brain Balance a try. And we are ALL thankful we did.In just three months, we have all seen huge improvements. Evan's handwriting has drastically improved (we are no longer hearing weekly from the teacher that we need to work on this), Evan's visual tracking has improved which has helped his reading fluency and comprehension, he now has the confidence to start and finish his schoolwork, his coordination and balance have drastically improved and most importantly his self-esteem has drastically improved as he feels so much more confident in the classroom.We are so thankful for the Brain Balance program and staff! Thank you!