As a young student with ADHD, the home setting is a crucial environment for learning and succeeding in school. The structure and support that parents, siblings, and tutors can provide for these learners is crucial in their development and level of achievement in academics. A warm and supportive home fosters the discipline needed for the […]
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Parents and students may have heard the term “growth mindset” from their school counselors or seen it printed in an academic handout. Naturally, some of you may be asking why it matters and what it has to do with learning academics. The concept of a growth mindset was first introduced by renowned Stanford psychologist, Carol […]
Executive Functioning Skills Social Emotional Learning or Academic Management? Executive functions are a broad set of skills that occur in the frontal lobe of the brain and take nearly all of adolescence to develop. Children, teens and young adults develop at different rates so you may observe a child appear mature in one area, only […]
Time Management Why measuring matters! Frequently, students have been told that they need to boost their time management skills, a common phrase they have heard, but one that can be hard to understand how to improve. Defining time in a way they can comprehend empowers students to manage their tasks for improved completion. A clear […]
Filling the Tank When asked how to improve academic performance, students often repeat what they have been told: “study more” or “study harder.” What is equally important is to take the time to decompress, reset and recenter themselves. Self-care is often discussed in reference to adults, but what does self-care look like for kids? The […]
Developing executive functioning skills is a process. When it comes to helping students build these essential skills, an academic coach makes all the difference. Each student is unique so personalizing the approach and relationship are foundational to success. An effective coach knows how and when to shift between teaching and coaching as they partner with […]
We all have emotions! Emotions are what make life rich and unique. Some emotions are positive, some negative, some stronger than others. As parents, we see our children develop emotions as they respond to the world around them. We can feel the front lines of the raw emotions with our kids. In fact, tons […]
At what point are we willing to transfer leadership to our children? It’s an important question because if we want them to be functioning adults, our children will need to lead themselves. When are they prepared to do this and how do we prepare them? John Rosemond once said, only one person can be concerned […]
Flexible thinking is the ability to think about something in a new or different way. Inflexible thinking or rigidity is being stuck or being only able to do something only one way. Students who struggle with executive functioning often also struggle with fundamental skill. They may be stuck in a routine or mindset that isn’t […]