3 Benefits of Right Brain Training

The brain consists of two parts, namely the left part of the brain and the right part of the brain. These two sides each have a distinct personality, with each side learning differently even though they function as a whole. The modern day education system in Singapore is focused largely on the left side of the brain that helps us think in a logical and sequential manner, but the right side of the brain allows children to think fast and process information quicker. Children who have gone through right brain training have also been found to have better memory and a higher level of confidence, making them faster learners once starting on formal primary education. Read on to find out more about the benefits that come with “right brain training”.

Nurturing quick thinkers

The right brain processes and understands information at a much higher speed, which is key in complementing the functions of the left brain. There are different kinds of information processed by each brain, and activating your child’s right brain through right brain training has been shown to increase mental speed and potentially generate new brain cells. This stimulation helps your child’s mind stay sharp, nurturing quick thinkers when they are exposed to traditional learning methods.

Enhanced memory strength

The right side of the brain is also in charge of developing excellent photographic abilities and extraordinary visualisation skills. Fun visual memory activities that involve children looking at, and remembering images of different shapes and colours quickly, then replicating them by drawing out are good exercises for right brain training.

​Cultivate an interest in learning

The left brain’s functionality is one of language, numeracy, literacy, and analysis. It is the logical, calculating, planning part that keeps us anchored. The right brain on the other hand is like a playground where children learn in the most natural way and where curiosity leads to learning. It is where wonder and dreaming happens. While the left brain is more interested in outcomes, the right brain cares much more about the process of learning, thereby cultivating an interest.

What is the best age to start right brain training?

Research has shown that the right brain is the first to develop in a child. The critical period of right brain training can start as young as 6 months old. However, the right brain generally becomes increasingly difficult to develop and the rate of learning decreases as a child grows older. The left brain, on the other hand, develops much later at the ages of approximately 6-7 years old. Hence, the most critical developmental period of a child’s life is the first 7-10 years of their lives. Without right brain training, the capabilities of the right brain will gradually become dormant especially beyond the age of 10 years. Right brain training in young children during the critical period of ages 0-10 years will help to strengthen their natural right brain capabilities in the long run.

Right brain training comes with innumerable benefits. Children who receive regular right brain training during their early years will be able to apply their enhanced learning capabilities in all areas of study when they reach their primary and secondary school years. Contact us at Heguru Method, the experts of early childhood education at our HarbourFront or Choa Chu Kang outlets to find out more!