How Planning Can Help You to be More Spontaneous
Ahh, summer…a time to let go of executive functions, let your hair down, and be spontaneous – right? Well, not necessarily. Summer might end before you get around to having fun. I have an ADHD
Continue readingSupporting Your Child’s Executive Functions: How to Buy a Watch
There are lots of fun (and cheesy) jokes about time. Here’s a great one: Customer: I’d like a watch that tells time. Clerk: Don’t you have a watch that tells time? Customer: No, you have
Continue readingExecutive Function Tip: Managing Screen Time
Though it’s the end of the school year, social media and screen time still have a major effect on students’ ability to get things done. Chores, family time and even dinnertime can be a struggle
Continue readingFree Web Event: Creating Unstoppable Teens
I’m thrilled to be participating in a virtual interview series called Creating Unstoppable Teens. The event will be held online, June 14 – 24, 2017. This is a FREE event for parents, geared
Continue readingFeeling a Little Stuck?
While my brain has executive functioning challenges, I have never let that stop me from being an avid learner. I am ALWAYS learning things! In a recent conversation with my daughter, who was pondering
Continue readingChores Support Executive Functions: Here’s How
In my book, 50 Tips to Help Students Succeed, I devote a chapter to chores. Not only are chores important for teaching adult skills like cooking, cleaning and managing money, but they also support our
Continue readingWhat Motivates You?
At the recent LDA conference a keynote speaker was Dr. Philip Zelazo, a researcher who focuses on executive functions. In my notes I wrote: “It takes effort to activate your executive functions.”
Continue readingA Tip for Finding Time
All of us have too much to do and too little time to do it! Our brain’s executive function system is overloaded with things to accomplish. We complain that we just don’t have the time for those non-essential
Continue readingUpdated Cool Tools Page
We are very happy to announce some changes to our website in the past few months. In addition to brand new course pages, we have also added a calendar page which will allow us to post about upcoming speaking
Continue readingThe Stress of a Brain Without Internal Time
During my recent trip to the LDA conference, I experienced an unexpected challenge for my executive functioning. I was in my hotel room in Baltimore the night before the event. It had been a LONG day of
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