Working Memory Bootcamp: Week 2

Making Practice Playful

First, I want to say thank you.

Thank you for showing up last week. Thank you for caring about your child’s developing brain. And thank you for being willing to try new things—even the things that feel a little silly or hard.

By doing this work, you’re giving your child a powerful gift: a stronger working memory, more confidence, and the experience of being supported and seen.

This series is about exactly that. It’s science-based. It’s practical. And most importantly—it’s relationship-centered.

Because you’re not “fixing” your child.

You’re practicing with them.

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Review: Why We’re Doing This

Working memory is the mental notepad your child uses all day long:

• Remembering multi-step directions

• Doing math in their head

• Following conversations

• Reading and understanding text

• Keeping track of what they want to say

It’s also the brain’s problem-solving hub—where we hold and manipulate information to figure out what to do next.

When working memory is challenged, all of these things feel harder.

But here’s the good news: working memory can improve with practice.

And practice is most effective when it’s short, frequent, playful and done at your child’s point of success.