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April 11, 2023

The internet can be tamed

For many students (and adults), the internet can be an enticing, never-ending rabbit hole that’s difficult to avoid and then...

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April 4, 2023

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...

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March 28, 2023

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...

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March 21, 2023

The Perfect Trap

A perfectionist considers anything less than perfect to be a failure. Make a mistake? Never! The drive to be perfect...

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March 14, 2023

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...

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March 7, 2023

21, 66, 254

In 1960 Dr. Maxwell Maltz wrote in his book Psycho-Cybernetics that “…it requires a minimum of about 21 days for...

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February 28, 2023

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...

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February 21, 2023

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,...

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February 14, 2023

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...

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February 7, 2023

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,...

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January 31, 2023

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...

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January 24, 2023

Tell me why

When a subject in school is too hard, feels overwhelming, or doesn’t seem relevant, many students are resistant to engage...

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