Setting Goals: A Blank Slate to Personal Success When it comes to setting goals for students, it’s important to start by understanding how we all begin as blank slates. As children, everything is new—walking, talking, using the bathroom—and we are encouraged every step of the way. Parents cheer for every small success, knowing that failure…
Spaced Repetition for Students: Master Active Recall & Ace Your Exams For many students, particularly those with executive functioning (EF) challenges, the idea of spaced repetition and chunking study materials can seem daunting. One of the main obstacles is the uncertainty around what an exam or project truly entails. For projects, students may not fully…
ADHD Study Tips: Boost Your Focus and Ace Your Exams As students transition into college, the structure of studying changes drastically, calling a need for new ADHD study tips. In high school, teachers often provide organized notes, study guides, and practice exams that make studying straightforward and predictable. However, in college, these structured resources are…
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Improve Time Blocking for Better Focus & Productivity Whenever I bring up time blocking to one of my clients, I get the same pushback. “I don’t want to feel limited to what I have to do at specific times.” “That sort of structure will make me feel like I am in jail.” “If we do…
Improving Study Skills for ADHD: Proven Strategies & Tips Before we really dive into study skills for ADHD, I want to share a story about Cory. Cory was very gifted and flew through high school not really needing to study. He took a helpful prep course for ACT and College essays and got into a…
Deficit in Executive Functioning: Understand Impacts & How to Improve Struggling with deficits in executive functioning profoundly impacts our daily lives, extending far beyond mere time management or organizational issues. These challenges encompass everything from regulating emotions to making decisions, permeating every facet of our day to day. Whether at work, in school, or within…
Problem Solving Skills: Can an EF Coach Help You Develop Them? One of the most common requests I get from parents is “Can you please teach my child some problem solving skills?” It must be bizarre. Asking an executive functions coach that focuses on structure to teach such an abstract concept. However, exploring problem solving…
Help Your Child Unlock Their Potential: Executive Functioning Coaching That Works BOOK YOUR FREE SESSION NOW Help Your Child Thrive: Overcoming Challenges with Executive Functioning Does your child struggle with executive functioning skills like organization, time management, or task initiation? You’re not alone. 58% of parents have children who are challenged by executive dysfunction. These…
Don’t Let Executive Function Issues Hold You Back – Consider Executive Function Coaching How do you know if you have a problem with executive functions? Ever feel like your to-do list is a labyrinth, with each task a daunting puzzle to solve? Or perhaps you find yourself perpetually late, despite your best intentions? Welcome to…
A Short Story About Goal Setting Smart Let me share a short story about goal setting smart. Sean, a former student, faced unique circumstances that hindered his executive functioning skills. Arriving in the US at the age of 8, he moved in with an uncle he had only met twice. Previously, he had lived with…
A Story About Self-Regulation The key to self-regulation is controlling our breath and finding a distraction. However, how breathing is incorporated into your strategy for self-regulation varies based on each individual. Let me give you an example of one of my students Bella. Bella went to a very competitive college, one of the top colleges…