{"id":9063,"date":"2017-06-19T09:23:56","date_gmt":"2017-06-19T09:23:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dyslexiadaily.com\/blog\/?p=9063"},"modified":"2026-04-28T07:44:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T07:44:10","slug":"kids-need-fidget-learn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dyslexiadaily.com\/blog\/kids-need-fidget-learn\/","title":{"rendered":"Why kids need to fidget to learn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 140%; color: #0099bd; font-family: Roboto;\">Everyone fidgets &#8211; hair twirling, pencil rolling or pen clicking &#8211; we all do something to stay focused, but fidgeting can drive teachers and parents mad and can also have negative effects on our children, if fidgeting becomes self destructive.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 140%; color: #0099bd; font-family: Roboto;\">Meet <strong>Squidget.<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>A<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>completely silent fidget tool<\/strong>. It can sit snuggly in a child\u2019s hand and <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">you won\u2019t even know they are fidgeting<\/span>. It can also be used one handed which means children can write, read or draw with the other.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><center><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9069\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dyslexiadaily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/hzxhjk9bauztfqeeqqmz-1.jpg\" alt=\"hzxhjk9bauztfqeeqqmz (1)\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dyslexiadaily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/hzxhjk9bauztfqeeqqmz-1.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.dyslexiadaily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/hzxhjk9bauztfqeeqqmz-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dyslexiadaily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/hzxhjk9bauztfqeeqqmz-1-150x113.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/center><center><strong><span style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 300%; text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiegogo.com\/projects\/squidget-transforms-fidgeting-into-focusing-autism#\/\" target=\"_blank\">Meet Squidget Here<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/center><span style=\"font-size: 130%; color: #7b7b7; font-family: Roboto;\">This is your chance to pledge to purchase your Squidget or a set of Squidgets at a discounted price. Your pledge today, will help with funding, to get this amazing tool to full production. <u class=\"yiv3504489123\">Silent<\/u> when in use, as <u class=\"yiv3504489123\">strong<\/u> as a lego block, endorsed by <u class=\"yiv3504489123\">professionals<\/u> worldwide with a production protocol that <u class=\"yiv3504489123\">employs people with disabilities<\/u> in sheltered workshops, this is a <u class=\"yiv3504489123\">feel good<\/u> purchase.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 130%; color: #7b7b7; font-family: Roboto;\">Team Squidget came up with the only original, patent pending Cubical Focusing Solution that has been proven to work.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><center><span style=\"font-size: 150%; color: #7b7b7; font-family: Roboto;\"><u><strong>Squidget applied for their patent years before the current copycats even thought of imitating their invention\u2026 but it was worth the wait because Squidget is better than the noisy, low quality copies.<\/strong><\/u><\/span><\/center><center><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9068\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dyslexiadaily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/dxgslz8ompuhfwncmcbz.jpg\" alt=\"dxgslz8ompuhfwncmcbz\" width=\"620\" height=\"291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dyslexiadaily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/dxgslz8ompuhfwncmcbz.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.dyslexiadaily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/dxgslz8ompuhfwncmcbz-300x141.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dyslexiadaily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/dxgslz8ompuhfwncmcbz-150x70.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/center><span style=\"font-size: 130%; color: #7b7b7; font-family: Roboto;\">&#8220;Brilliant&#8221; was how the head of the Neuro-Surgical Residency program at one of the most prestigious research universities in the world described the design. He has become an invaluable member of the research and product development team.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 130%; color: #7b7b7; font-family: Roboto;\">Current medical and therapeutic clinical research concludes that fidgeting is a beneficial and effective way for individuals to:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-size: 130%; color: #7b7b7; font-family: Roboto;\">Self-calm<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 130%; color: #7b7b7; font-family: Roboto;\">Stay centered<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 130%; color: #7b7b7; font-family: Roboto;\">Focus to begin and\u00a0complete tasks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 130%; color: #7b7b7; font-family: Roboto;\">Research tells us that fidgeting actually enhances creativity and improves focus, learning and attention span.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 130%; color: #7b7b7; font-family: Roboto;\">So Squidget uniquely transforms normal fidgeting into exceptional\u00a0productivity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 130%; color: #7b7b7; font-family: Roboto;\">Principals, Teachers, Special Education Experts, Autism &amp; ADHD Advocates and Parents worldwide have participated in the research and more than validated the value and benefits their students experience with the Squidget.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9070\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dyslexiadaily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/irmpjwdfnsgjk5c7az9r.jpg\" alt=\"irmpjwdfnsgjk5c7az9r\" width=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dyslexiadaily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/irmpjwdfnsgjk5c7az9r.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.dyslexiadaily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/irmpjwdfnsgjk5c7az9r-300x136.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dyslexiadaily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/irmpjwdfnsgjk5c7az9r-150x68.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/center><span style=\"font-size: 130%; color: #7b7b7; font-family: Roboto;\"><strong>You don&#8217;t have to decide which Squidget you want in your pledge. \u00a0At the conclusion of this Indiegogo campaign, we will reach out to each individual and you can decide which Squidget you want:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-size: 130%; color: #7b7b7; font-family: Roboto;\">S.O.A.P \u00a0&#8211; our innovative &#8216;Squidget-On-A-Pen&#8217;<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 130%; color: #7b7b7; font-family: Roboto;\">Original Squidget &#8211; purple cube and multi-colored options<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 130%; color: #7b7b7; font-family: Roboto;\">Professional\/Executive Squidget &#8211; brown cube with black options<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><center><div id=\"attachment_9071\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9071\" class=\"wp-image-9071 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dyslexiadaily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/u83n00xl1d3cpjbiavgm.jpg\" alt=\"u83n00xl1d3cpjbiavgm\" width=\"400\" height=\"365\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-9071\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The original Squidgets designed by Naomi Cher, which were<br \/> the inspiration for today\u2019s high tech Squidget<\/p><\/div><\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><strong><span style=\"font-size: 300%; text-decoration: underline; padding-right: 20px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiegogo.com\/projects\/squidget-transforms-fidgeting-into-focusing-autism#\/\"target=\"_blank\">Meet Squidget Here<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Everyone fidgets &#8211; hair twirling, pencil rolling or pen clicking &#8211; we all do something to stay focused, but fidgeting can drive teachers and parents mad and can also have negative effects on our children, if fidgeting becomes self destructive. 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