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Top 10 ways to prevent summer brain freeze in children!

10. Plan ahead, taking time to discuss with your children how they want to spend their summer.

9. Garden together.

8. Enjoy field trips to nearby cities, taking in zoos, nature trails, museums, festivals, and libraries.

7. Encourage each of your children to become an expert on something this summer.

5. Send yourself outside with your kids.

5. Travel anywhere with your children—and let your kids plan the trip.

4. Be sneaky and let your kids hone math skills by shopping and cooking.

3. Use the computer as a motivational tool, not a babysitter.

2. Unplug the TV.

1. Read to your kids.

Source: The Buddy Project