The Kitchen Classroom

In the Engaging Minds Tip of the Week that we shared on Monday, we talked about how cooking and baking...

How to use everyday activities to strengthen EF skills

Use everyday activities to enhance your child’s learning and strengthen his executive function skills. Cooking and baking are wonderful, real-world...

One Perspective on Four Subtypes of Executive Function Disorder (Part 3 of 3)

After a brief introduction two weeks ago to Dr. Mel Levine’s ideas on four subtypes of executive function issues, last...

Use a timer as a study aid

Use a timer to help set reasonable limits for completing a task. For example, tell your child that she has...

One Perspective on Four Subtypes of Executive Function Disorder (Part 2 of 3)

In last week’s blog, we introduced Dr. Mel Levine’s interpretation of executive function disorder and the four subtypes that comprise...

Be flexible!

Be flexible. If something doesn’t seem to be working, make a change. For example, if your child is consistently forgetting...

One Perspective on Four Subtypes of Executive Function Disorder (Part 1 of 3)

At Engaging Minds, our specific mission is to help kids who struggle with executive functions – often labeled Executive Function...

Gimme a Break!

We just lost a couple days of school to Blizzard Nemo, and now February vacation is right on our doorstep....

The Right to be Wrong

As parents, teachers and tutors, one of the hardest things we have to do is to allow the children in...

Putting it All Together (Part 4 of 4)

Now that your child has found resources and taken notes for her long-term project or paper, the next step is...

Note-worthy Note-taking (Part 3 of 4)

Now that your child has all of his/her research materials in place for the upcoming long-term project, it’s time to...

(Re)Searching High and Low (Part 2 of 4)

In last week’s blog, we discussed how to approach long-term projects and papers. Undeniably, one of the most challenging aspects...