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Finding 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 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 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 readingThe Difference Between a Dream and a Plan
Those who struggle to create and execute planning (also known as future thinking) often have executive function deficits. Everyone has dreams, but without the ability to see, plan and actualize the required
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 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 readingA Secret to Reaching Goals
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 challenge with planning the time
Continue readingOur 2017 Top Picks for Planners
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 created. I share
Continue readingUpcoming Workshop in NYC – Building Executive Function Skills: Time Management, Planning and Organization
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
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