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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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.” ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
In January many of us set lofty goals for the new year. Then life (and/or our executive function deficits) stop us in our tracks. What halts many of us is the brain’s ...
I am honored to be a speaker at the upcoming Learning Disabilities of America International conference in Baltimore, MD next month. The event runs from February 16th – 19th, 2017. There are ...
If you are looking for inspiration going into this week, let it be this. I came across this quote in a friend’s holiday ...
Finding the perfect planner is incredibly important to support good executive functioning, but it can also take a lot of trial and error! I personally use a daily printed sheet that I ...
Unlike me, my mother did not have challenges with executive functions. She was not one to sit around and procrastinate. As the new year has arrived, I can hear her saying: “It’s ...
Ever since I became absorbed by the world of executive functions, I look at people’s behaviors – even the news -through the lens of the brain’s executive functioning. Everything we do boils down ...
In the six years since I first published the Seeing My Time workbook, my work with executive functions has taken me to so many places. Recently I was on the road at ...
I was recently asked to prepare a full day workshop in Glosterville, New York for a wonderful organization called Transitions. This program does fabulous work in their community, preparing teens and young ...