A classic parental complaint I hear is how teens manage to stretch their homework to last for hours. “If he would just sit down and do it, he would be done in ...
On September first, I had a dream come true. I was given the opportunity to present to all of the middle school teachers and principals for the entire Hillsboro School District here ...
Over the past seven years, the Seeing My Time program has shifted and grown to accommodate the unique needs of participants, including therapists, coaches, teachers, families, adults and students alike. This season, a new request ...
I just finished up the summer class for the Teaching the Seeing My Time Program. I love teaching this course and I’m always a little sad when it is over. Such wonderful ...
For those who struggle with executive functioning challenges, creating and keeping healthy habits can be a major road block. I know that this is true for myself. An important aspect of creating healthy ...
In Seeing My Time when I teach about the brain and improving our executive functions, I am often encouraging folks to remember that positive behavior change happens little by little. Well, I ...
On June 6th, I had the honor of presenting to teachers at the Victor Hugo School in Paris, France. This was the dream of Denielle Adibi who wants to spread the word ...
It is said that in this world there are ‘doers’ and ‘dreamers’. The ‘doers’ tend to innately get things done, while ‘dreamers’ lack key executive functions, so their creative dreams stay in ...
I recommended this strategy to my recent Seeing My Time family group class. A student went home and used the strategy right away on some piles of paper that she had lying ...
Do you have students struggling because of deficits in executive functions? Do you only vaguely understand what that means? Are you looking for tools to help your students manage papers, and turn ...
Liz comes by my house a couple of times a week to ship book orders that come into EFS. One Sunday she arrived a bit later than usual and apologized by saying, ...
It takes a long time to recover from feeling incompetent when you are time-challenged with poor executive functions. I know. For so many years, I tentatively walked through my days, trying to shrink ...
Over the years, I have gotten pretty good about organizing my paper files. However, I still have some work to do to tame my email inbox! To that end, I enrolled in a ...
This week, I received a great review of the 50 Tips to Help Students Succeed book, and I just had to share! The folks at The Old Schoolhouse Family Education Magazine provide support and resources to ...
At the recent LDA conference, I had a fascinating discussion with a Navajo teacher from New Mexico. My husband had worked on the Navajo reservation and told me that they had no ...