BrainWise™ - Singapore’s ONLY Decision Making Course for All Ages

Have you ever said to yourself, “Why did I just do that? What on earth was I thinking?” Perhaps you’ve engaged in an argument that exploded into a war of words. Or maybe you’ve stormed out of a room in a fit of anger or frustration. Or you’ve been so excited that you babbled like an idiot. If so, welcome to the human race.

None of us is perfect – children to adults. From the president whose affairs make headlines to the friend who does not take the car keys away from a buddy who has had too much to drink, we all do things we regret later.

Why? Why do we at times react emotionally rather than respond rationally?

The answer lies in the brain, the way it’s wired, and the short-circuiting that occurs when we don’t stop to think.

BrainWise™ course makes it easy to understand the brain and why people act the way they do. Termed the 10 Wise Ways (http://www.gurukidspro.com/brainwise-singapore.htm), each way explains how it is part of our problem-solving process.

If the letters of the alphabet are a reading tool, the 10 Wise Ways are a thinking tool. Like letters, these concepts are easy to remember, but knowing them does not men you know how to think. It’s just like knowing the alphabet does not mean one knows how to read. We use the Wise Ways to learn how to think in the same way you use letters to learn to read.

You had depended on your family and other adults in your life to teach you how to think. If you were raised in a family or an environment where people hadn’t learnt thinking skills, or had learnt them incompletely, you probably grew up without learning important problem-solving strategies.

Until now, this information has been a well-kept secret – not because people who know about thinking skills won’t share them, but because people who have learnt how to make good choices and decisions are unaware that they learnt skills others have not. They do not realize that people who respond using emotions and impulse are acting on basic “fight or flight” instincts, the only response they know. BrainWise™ lets you in on this secret. The 10 Wise Ways will teach your children how to stop and think, helping them make better choices so they (and you) have fewer problems.

BrainWise™ course will help your children quickly grasp these techniques and use them in their daily lives. Better yet, they will have the tools to teach these important skills to you and others.

The ideas BrainWise™ presents are universal and can be applied to any problem situation. You may already know or be familiar with many thinking skills. This course will help you and your children understand how the 10 Wise Ways work, why they are important, and how you and your children can incorporate critical thinking into everyday life.

Today, ways to prevent problems are not systematically taught at home and school. The BrainWise™ programme has given thousands of parents, educators, counsellors, social workers, and many others the methods to teach the skills necessary to stop and think. They have found the techniques useful for everyone, regardless of race, age, or culture.

As with all learnt skills, the more you and your children use them, the better all of you will become. It takes practice to master thinking, but soon you will be automatically stop and think before you react. This AHA! experience will make your life and your loved ones’ lives at home, work and school happier, healthier, and more productive.

Parts of this article are excerpts from the book How to be BrainWise™ – The Proven Method for Making Smart Choices by Dr Patricia Gorman Barry.