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Help Your Child Thrive!

Take the Smart Kids & Teens Cognitive Function Test Today.

Every child is wonderfully unique. We are building a world where parents and caregivers have the knowledge, tools and support to raise their children to thrive, build confidence and reach their potential.

Now, for the first time, you can take a closer look at your child’s cognitive function, nutritional status and lifestyle habits – three vital pillars that shape how our children’s brain develops, how they feel, focus and function each day.

Introducing COGNITION® for Smart Kids & Teens:

Following the success of Food for the Brain’s Cognitive Function Test for adults, and our evidence based COGNITION® programme designed to protect against cognitive decline, we are now launching a groundbreaking version for children and teens.

Supporting a child’s brain health shouldn’t be hard or overwhelming. We are here to show you the simple steps you can take to support brain development and help your child reach their potential.

What You’ll Gain After Taking The Test:

A detailed snapshot of your child’s current cognitive, emotional and behavioural wellbeing – completed conveniently in your own home.
A clear overview of which lifestyle areas may be supporting or hindering their brain development so you know what to focus on and how to help.
Personalised, practical steps to optimise their diet and lifestyle through our COGNITION® for Smart Kids & Teens online course, so you can take simple targeted actions to support your child’s brain health.

You’ll see progress tracked with a colour-coded system (green, yellow, amber, red) to work through the 8 lifestyle domains and move towards all green domains, making your next steps crystal clear!

How it works:

The Smart Kids Test is designed for children aged 7 to 17 years and includes three core parts:

The Cognitive Function Test

A fun and interactive digital challenge that takes around 15 minutes to complete. This test assesses 4 brain functions:

Executive Function (planning and solving problems)
Attention (staying focused on a task)
Episodic Memory (recalling things that you experienced in the past)
Processing Speed (how fast your brain can take in information, understand it, and respond).

This part of the test must be completed in one sitting to ensure reliable results. We recommend a parent or guardian are nearby to ensure your child understands the test and helps keep things on track (without answering the puzzles for them!)

The Strengths & Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ)

A validated 25-question tool used worldwide to help identify childnre and teen’s emotional, behavioural and social wellbeing. It can be filled in by you or your child and gives insight into five areas: emotions, behaviour, hyperactivity, social interactions and helpfulness.

The Nutrition & Lifestyle Questionnaire

Also taking about 15 minutes, this questionnaire looks into the eight lifestyle domains that influence brain development and mental health. The eight lifestyle domains are:

Active Body
Focused Mind
Sleep & Calm
Antioxidants
Sugar Balance
B Vitamins
Brain Fats
Healthy Gut

The results of the Nutrition & Lifestyle Questionnaire helps you understand your child’s Cognitive Risk Index (CRI) and shows you where targeted improvements within certain lifestyle domains can make the biggest difference.

Help Your Child Shine – One Step At A Time

The earlier you act, the more power you have to shape their healthy brain development. Your child deserves to thrive, and with the right tools, they can.

If you haven’t taken the Adult Cognitive Function Test – then make sure you complete that too!

Learn how to support your own mental health and prevent cognitive decline in later life – so you can lead by example and your whole family can become healthier together.