The view from the next tee
In golf, what happened on the previous hole doesn’t matter on the next tee. Whether it was a birdie (1...
Do you have a crammer in your house?
Cramming for a test the night before is an ineffective way to study. Deep down, students know this, and yet...
The Perfect Trap
A perfectionist considers anything less than perfect to be a failure. Make a mistake? Never! The drive to be perfect...
2,738 unread emails!
If your child’s email functions as a black hole, it’s important to teach them how to create and maintain order...
21, 66, 254
In 1960 Dr. Maxwell Maltz wrote in his book Psycho-Cybernetics that “…it requires a minimum of about 21 days for...
Don’t forget the last step!
In an effort to finish their homework as quickly as possible, many students skip the last and important step of...
Declutter your mind
Don’t try and hold in your mind what paper or a device can hold for you. In today’s fast-paced world,...
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, DR. SEUSS, AND EXECUTIVE FUNCTION
By now you’ve likely heard of the many tech companies competing to make artificial intelligence (AI) available to the general...
Flag football and flexibility
Flexibility is an executive function skill that we’re asked to practice in countless ways in our daily lives. For example,...
Don’t panic! We have a strategy!
Test-taking is stressful for many students. And nothing is worse than when your mind goes blank during a test. No...
Tell me why
When a subject in school is too hard, feels overwhelming, or doesn’t seem relevant, many students are resistant to engage...
Accountability is the secret
A key component to developing a new habit successfully rests in our ability to hold ourselves accountable to it. And...