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 ...
1. Get out of your brain (best done alone): Cry, howl, rant, rave, throw things, kick things, and maybe even swear. Write down the unfairness of it all— the pain, the fear ...
Our mission is to end the pain caused by poor executive functioning skills. One person at a time, we have been improving lives. That is wonderful, but we need to reach more ...
(Tip #2 of the series 15 Tips to Support Your Brain for Good Time Management) Let’s talk about the executive functioning challenges of using computers and smart phones as effective time management ...
(Tip #1 of the series 15 Tips to Support Your Brain for Good Time Management) A brain that lacks the executive functioning skills of time management, planning, and prioritizing creates a life ...
My August was an intense month of working with families getting ready for the new school year. For weeks I was seeing six, seven, or even a couple of times, eight families ...