Executive Function Skills for Back-to-School
By Emma Michiels, EF Coach With the school year just ramping up, it's essential to equip your student with effective...
Choose it and use it
Color coded folders. 1-inch binders for each class. A 3-inch binder with dividers. A separate homework folder. Accordion folders. A...
Set homework expectations early
Set homework expectations early before your child gets into a routine that will be hard to shift. It’s far easier...
The strategy that made all the difference
This summer we reconnected with a parent who had attended one of our free parent workshops in 2019. There, she...
Hope is not a strategy
Hope springs eternal this time of year. Students are returning to school with new school supplies, a clean slate, and...
School supplies to support executive function skills
Whether you’re shopping on Amazon or heading into a Staples, there are endless options of school supplies from which to...
Same great content in a new look!
Welcome to Engaging Minds’ new-look Tip of the Week! Today we’re debuting a new design for our weekly Tip. This...
School Supplies to Enhance Executive Function Skills
By Jess Holman, Instructor Sticky notes. Folders. A kitchen timer. You likely have basic supplies like these lying around the...
World Cup: Build it out from the back
The US Women’s Soccer Team is aiming for its third World Cup in a row this summer. It’s an incredible...
Reframe *your* thinking
This summer, practice flipping the script and giving up a measure of control. It may be a game-changer in your...
Rain Rain Go Away?
It’s been a rainy summer in the northeast. While we can’t control the weather, we can choose how we want...
Summer (reading) Breeze
If getting your child started on summer reading assignments feels like an uphill climb in your household, you are not...