brainpowerskills.com
Practical skills training for the brain's control system — for children, teens, and adults.
“It does not treat the diagnosis but it helps to deal with it.”
The heart of Brain Power, in the author's own words.
Five skills train the brain's control system. Each one has a cue phrase — short words a child, a teen, or an adult can say in the moment.
Every brain has two gears. The fast brain reacts in a flash — it jumps, shouts, grabs, runs. The thinking brain is slower and wiser — it pauses, remembers, chooses, and plans. Brain Power trains the thinking brain to take the lead, one small skill at a time.
“Stop. Breathe. Choose.”
Pause before you act — even when the feeling is big.
“See it. Say it. Keep it.”
Hold a thought in mind while you use it.
“New way, same goal.”
When one way stops working, turn toward another way.
“Slow it down to turn it around.”
Settle the body so the mind can think clearly again.
“First, next, last.”
Know where you are going — and the order to get there.
One website, three editions — pick the door that fits. Each app opens right here in your browser.
For young children — including children with autism and children who cannot read yet.
For teenagers building independence — at school, with friends, and online.
For adults — parents, teachers, and anyone whose fast brain sometimes runs the day.
The book series behind the apps — one family of five editions, written for the classroom, the session room, and the kitchen table.
The complete guide for teachers: the five skills in the classroom, lesson by lesson.
eBook coming soon on AmazonThe same complete guide for teachers, fully in Spanish.
eBook coming soon on AmazonFor case managers, QMHPs, and therapists: session plans, skill checks, and language for treatment work.
eBook coming soon on AmazonFor families: the five skills in plain language, with cue phrases and practice at home.
eBook coming soon on AmazonThe family guide, fully in Spanish — the five skills, cue phrases, and home practice.
eBook coming soon on Amazon“For my mother, San Juanita Alvarez. This was her dream too.”
Alvin Alvarez, M.Ed., taught special education for many years. Today he is a Case Manager (QMHP-CS) in Laredo, Texas, serving children ages 5–15.
He built Brain Power from his classroom work on executive functions and neuroplasticity — after seeing students who had been told they could not read or write doing both by mid-year. Practice, repeated in small steps, can strengthen the brain's control system.
He lives in Laredo, Texas with his wife, Araceli. Together they share a blended family of five children.
Brain Power trainings and materials for educators and families.
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