Posts Tagged: add

9 Ways Martial Arts Can Help with ADD and ADHD

I'm came across a great article in understood.org which I've also found to be a useful parenting resource. At the Dragon Gym we've been teaching martial arts to kids with attention and learning issues like ADD and ADHD for years and years. While we aren't physicians or therapists, I've personally seen the advances these students... Read more »

How Martial Arts can help kids with ADHD

Children's martial arts programs are often touted for their psychosocial benefits.  What exactly are these so called psycho-social benefits?  They are some of the soft-skills that are difficult to quantify.  For example, children's martial programs aim to develop self-esteem, self-confidence, discipline, better grades, improved behavior at home and at school, leadership. These are all great... Read more »