“Growth mindset”: building your child’s work ethic
Everyone has heard that maintaining a positive outlook will improve long-term outcomes. Positivity increases success rates, improves physical and mental...
Coping during test week: What testing feels like and how to help
Every year, when testing season arrives, students’ nerves reach an all-time high. For many reasons, standardized testing is scary, physically...
The “busy-ness” trap and how to create balance
In recent years, a strange phenomenon has emerged that affects everyone, from kindergarteners to CEOs. Children today are busier than...
Procrastination: why we do it and how to manage it today
It is the eleventh hour and your daughter is still pouring over her History textbook. On the day before her...
The many functions of graphic organizers
Your children have undoubtedly used graphic organizers to brainstorm and organize ideas for writing assignments. However, graphic organizers are useful...
Addressing screen-time concerns
Screen Time: The effects of technology use on children and their capacities to learn In today's world, technology is...
The overlap of Executive Function and ADHD
Executive functions, and the difficulties some students face with executive function, are not as familiar in the greater sphere of...
Flexibility: more than just “going with the flow”
Flexibility is one of the more subtle and lesser known facets of executive function. While difficulties with planning and organization...
One size does NOT fit all
Imagine if every student used the same problem-solving methods, the same test-taking strategies, the same note-taking schemas, and the same organizational structures—what would happen? In such a uniform...
Reward effort, not just achievement
Every family has a way of rewarding each other’s achievements. Some families celebrate important milestones with dinner out at a...
Hit the reset button and start anew!
Fall semester can be tough for students of all ages; students make the “back-to-school” adjustment in September, have only short...
Making a list, and checking it twice
With the holidays approaching, there’s a good chance you are making a list, and checking it twice. When crossing items...