Blog Posts

March 25, 2013

For best results, build in a break!

Know when to give your child a break. Children with executive function challenges often have to apply a great deal...

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March 20, 2013

The Kitchen Classroom

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

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March 18, 2013

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...

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March 13, 2013

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...

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March 11, 2013

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...

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March 5, 2013

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...

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March 4, 2013

Be flexible!

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

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February 26, 2013

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...

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February 14, 2013

Gimme a Break!

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

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February 12, 2013

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...

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February 6, 2013

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...

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January 29, 2013

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...

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