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Get in the ZONE
Look around your home; are you happy with the condition it is in? Can you find what you need quickly and easily? Or do you suffer from C.H.A.O.S. (Can’t Have Anyone Over Syndrome)? Well, stop living in fear of the doorbell (or cancelling play dates) and take back your weekend at the same time. Often … Read more
How to Have a FANTASTIC 2014
I call it strategic planning and I do it for my business and for myself each year. One year my husband and I went away for the weekend and spent an entire day coming up with goals for the new year. We definitely were overly ambitious and could not have predicted that life and job … Read more
Hey Students – It is OKAY to Get Help
The best kept secret these days is that going to see the teacher after school can improve your teen’s grades. Over the last several months I have asked a number of students (many of them clients whom I see because they or their parents want their grades to improve) if they go after school to … Read more
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of 2013
As we say goodbye to another year (I know I can’t believe it either) and welcome 2014, it is time to think about the past for just a few minutes. If you’re like me you might be wondering where 2013 went. I seem to be missing a few weeks somewhere, how about you? Well, take … Read more
7 Steps to a Successful Day
Ever have one of those days when everything seems to go wrong? Well research now says that a chemical change occurs in the brain when the first thing goes wrong in the morning. Then our reaction to that one thing can set the tone for the rest of the day – even after the chemical … Read more
Work to Home – 7 Strategies for a Smooth Transition
What happens in that space between leaving work and stepping in the door at home? Are you able to shut off work and quickly transition to the dog, kids, and dinner or do you feel more like the two halves of your brain are constantly competing for attention? Creating a time and/or space for … Read more
Back to School Habits
Hey Moms and Dads, it is time to make this year the best year ever for your family and especially your school age children. School has started, did your student… get up without 3 or more reminders from you? eat breakfast? catch the bus on time? leave with everything they needed? If so, congratulate yourself … Read more
Lights! Camera!…..ACTION! 15 Steps to Get Going
Taking action and following through on something that has to be done is often difficult for those with ADHD or Executive Functioning challenges. In most cases, students and adults understand the importance of completing something but find it difficult to actually “move themselves” to action. What is happening in the brain, in my understanding, is … Read more
Stuck? 12 Ways to Encourage Cognitive Flexibility
The best way to describe the executive function of cognitive flexibility is to think of Einstein’s definition of insanity. “Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” That would be cognitive inflexibility. Cognitive flexibility is the ability to notice when your thinking process is not working or to notice when changes … Read more