Blog Posts

December 4, 2023

How to create habits that stick

By Kaitlin White, Instructor Here’s a million dollar question: How do we build and maintain good habits (while letting go...

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November 28, 2023

To the Tick Tock You Don’t (Can’t) Stop!

TikTok and YouTube shorts have become an online retreat for many teens, tweens, and grade schoolers seeking to relax and...

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November 21, 2023

No screens, no problem!

Long weekends and holidays present a great time to practice executive function skills in a fun, meaningful way, apart from...

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November 21, 2023

Gamification to increase student engagement

By Jess Holman, Instructor Does your child spend hours in front of a gaming console? While this situation may make...

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November 14, 2023

Kids are BUSY!

Students today are busy! Figuring out how to fit everything in is a real challenge. Creating an after-school schedule can...

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November 7, 2023

Embracing Imperfection: Growth Mindset and Executive Function Skills are Key to  Managing Perfectionism

By Emma Michiels, Instructor In the pursuit of academic excellence, many students find themselves grappling with the pressures of perfectionism....

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November 7, 2023

Lean into resilience

In a recent blog post, best-selling author Seth Godin wrote of expectations:       When we raise our expectations for a student,...

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October 31, 2023

5 minutes? 2 hours? You have no idea!

“It’s only going to take me 5 minutes.” And 30 minutes later, frustration sets in because it’s taking longer than...

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October 24, 2023

Executive function “parking” tips

Whether it’s the call of their smartphone, Tik Tok, video games, or even the presence of siblings, it’s hard for...

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October 24, 2023

Study breaks improve … everything! Here’s how!

With kids, it feels like you are always on the go. You take one child to soccer practice, another to...

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October 17, 2023

There are lots of ways to make par

On a golf scorecard, the score does not reflect style and how the golfer achieved their score; the score reflects...

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October 10, 2023

Tips to help your child embrace a growth mindset

By Adina Levitt, Instructor School can be hard. In fact, challenge is part of the learning process. However, the feeling...

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