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Multiculturalism and Time
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 word for time in their language.
Continue readingUse ALL of Your Time Management Tools
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 in a day. Late in week three,
Continue readingThe Joy of Teaching Executive Functions
These last two weeks of August I am working seven to eight hours a day, face-to-face, with individual families. I teach the fundamentals of the executive functions of time management and organization.
Continue readingOh, the Bully in My Brain…
In Seeing My Time, I refer to the executive function of emotional control as the “bully in the brain.” Our emotions can wreck havoc with our ability to use our “rational” thoughts
Continue readingEnjoy the Struggles
After I had encouraged a father client of mine to read Carol Dweck’s book, Mindset, he reported he’d changed his morning sendoff to his children. He was no longer telling them, “Have a good day.”
Continue readingThree Reasons to Use Old Technology for Executive Function Productivity
Today we are all about using the latest and greatest technology. Trust me, I’ve got my fair share of digital devices which I count on to make my life work. And, after fighting it for eons, I now have
Continue readingCan’t Get Your Teen Out of Bed in the Morning?
Sleep is critical for our executive functioning. According to the National Sleep Foundation, teenagers need between 9 and 10 hours of sleep a night. However in the foundation’s 2006 poll of over 1,500
Continue readingA Different Way to Think about the “Lazy” Bright Child
Many of the parents who call me are concerned about their very bright child who is performing below expectations. These children have been identified through testing as being talented and gifted because
Continue readingHow Seeing My Time Changes Lives
I recently finished a group family class at a local school. We had been meeting for 7 weeks, sharing challenges, insights, and successes as we worked on improving their executive functions. It was a diverse
Continue readingWeight Loss & Executive Functioning
What does losing weight have to do with executive functioning? As it turns out, lots. For me, executive functioning is all about understanding my brain’s needs so that I have maximum control over
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