All posts by Marydee Sklar
Ask Marydee: Should Executive Function Skills be Taught Explicitly?
An interesting question was recently posed to me: Should executive function skills be explicitly taught as a distinct part of a school curriculum? This question was raised recently by an educational therapist
Continue readingThe Possibility Behind Our Problems
I recently returned from the Learning Disabilities of America national conference, which has focused my thoughts on the executive function skill of metacognition or “thinking about your thinking”. Specifically,
Continue readingFinding Happiness when you Struggle with Executive Functions
For those of us who grapple with weak executive function skills, especially in the realm of time management, planning, and organization, it can sometimes be hard to feel…“happy.” It is so
Continue readingBuild Your Own Ship: Goals for 2019
I LOVE starting a new year. It’s a clean slate to make my life more purposeful, as I use my executive functions to maximize time management. I am excited about the possibilities for changes – positive
Continue readingThree Tips for a Happier Holiday Season
My staff and I took the week off for Thanksgiving, which I think will become a tradition at EFS. We all experienced some wonderful and rewarding family time. With all of that Thanksgiving feasting behind
Continue readingAll Work and No Play? Sharpen the Executive Function Skill of Future Planning – for fun!
Many people struggle with planning, the “thinking-ahead” executive function skill. Caught up in the demands of their daily lives, they start to feel like life is just endless work. It makes
Continue readingThe Family Meeting: Support Executive Functions
It is very typical for one parent in a family to be the Family Calendar Keeper, what I call the Executive Functioning Machine for the whole family. By the time that family gets to my table for their Seeing
Continue readingA Little Known Secret about Teaching Executive Functions
I see a lot of parents who seek help for their children’s executive function challenges. To be perfectly honest, sometimes I am more concerned about the parents than I am about the child. Let me explain. Some
Continue readingReaching Your Personal Summit
Typically people reach out to me because of specific executive function challenges connected to time management and planning. Those skills are just two pieces in a constellation of executive functions
Continue readingFall 2018 Courses at EFS Now Open!
Fall is just around the corner! We are now accepting registration for our upcoming courses. Our professional courses are hosted online, and are available for optional credit from Seattle Pacific University.
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