Overwhelmed? Create a checklist
When your child is overwhelmed, help her create a checklist of all the things she needs to do to help...
When things don’t go as planned
Today’s marathoners likely love the mild temperature, yet it’s unlikely they love all the rain. It’s no fun running wet...
Two Things to Do to Improve Executive Function Skills
New weekly planner? Check. Clean homework space? Check. How else can parents help their children to improve their executive functioning?...
I think I can, I think I can
“Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you’re right.”- Henry Ford
Help identify a starting point
When your child is overwhelmed and his school work feels beyond his control, often the easiest and least stressful in-the-moment...
A solution to a sea of yellow highlights
Many students have a hard time identifying the most important information in a particular text. So when it comes to...
“Failing to plan is planning to fail.”
"Failing to plan is planning to fail." - John Wooden, legendary UCLA men's basketball coach On Friday night, the University...
Executive Function Skills Help Students Outside the Classroom
Many parents can identify how doing well in school or joining a sports team can positively impact their children as...
Memory is not a homework tracker
No matter how strong your child’s memory is, she should not rely on her memory alone to track and manage...
Flip the script
It’s often hard to get children to finish tasks like homework or chores. Sometimes, students can’t see the benefit of...
Dictionaries, Siri and Alexa
Many times, students can infer the meaning of a difficult word by using the text around it as a clue....
