You may be familiar with this situation. You are asked a question and you know the answer, but you just can’t think of the correct word — and thingamajig or whatchamacallit just doesn’t work.

Each week, I include a Brain Tease to challenge that three-pound lump of gray matter hiding behind your forehead, since brain teasers can stimulate multiple areas of your brain, especially those responsible for working memory, pattern recognition, and problem-solving.

For most of us, memory loss is normal, but it can also be frustrating and confusing. Why can’t I remember where I left my phone when I can remember some obscure fact from two weeks ago? And why does it seem like whenever I remember a new name, my brain discards another to make room?

Writing is a lifelong skill that children can start developing as early as preschool and kindergarten. The foundation for writing begins with language development and the ability to share information verbally. Activities like Show and Tell encourage this by allowing children to describe items.

Schools today can look like something we might have seen on the 1960s cartoon show “The Jetsons.” Students of all ages spend hours on electronics. Many children need the opportunity to develop imagination and creativity. These two areas have been found to aid young children in building the ability to problem-solve and develop solutions and conclusions, along with resolving situations as they become older.