Poor memory is a very common problem faced by school going children. It is the most coomon reason for poor academic performance in children. In long term it can  reflect badly on the child's personality. Here are some tips from Ayurveda, which can help your child to sharpen his memory.

1.Soak five almonds in water overnight. Give them to your child in the morning, to eat before breakfast.

2.Include ghee (clarified butter) in your child's diet.You can also give a teaspoonful of ghee everyday to your child before lunch and dinner.

3.Black pepper also helps to improve memory. In suitable recipies like soups, include pepper as spice in your child's food.

4.A poor appetite is often associated with poor memory. Improve your kid's appetite by giving a small pieceof ginger root(half cm-one cm long) , with a pinch of salt before food.

5.Warm drinking water, buttermilk,chick peas all can be included in routine meals of your kid for improving general health.As memery also reflects the health status of your child.

6.Teach your child simple deep breathing techniques.A five to ten minute daily practice of deep breathing improves not only memory but sharpens all functions of brain.