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...

Artificial Intelligence and implications for education, executive function skills

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,...

Executive Function Book Club: Books to Support Parents’ and Students’ Understanding of Executive Function Strategies

By Jess Holman, Instructor At Engaging Minds, we honor that there are no one-size fits all executive function solutions for...

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...

A key to staying organized

Creating an organization system for school materials that makes sense to your child is an important step to creating order...