Most students know about good study strategies but get stuck actually putting them into practice. Let’s break down some proven strategies and what they look like in real life so you can shift from passive studying (just rereading or highlighting) to active studying that sticks.
Read MoreTo dive deeper into writing and procrastination, I sat down with Victoria Payne, a former English professor at the University of Portland and the author of Write Big: From College Application Essay to Storytelling Standout. Victoria now runs a boutique coaching business where she helps students—often those with learning differences or writing anxiety—craft compelling college essays.
Read MoreCollege success starts with small, consistent habits—attending class, meeting professors, staying organized, and making time for fun. Parents can best support their students by offering encouragement, confidence, and positivity as they settle into the semester.
Read MoreHelp your college student prepare for a strong academic year with a few key practices around planning ahead, organization, and self-advocacy, developed by an executive functioning coach.
Read MoreIn the world of executive functioning, the ability to say no is called response inhibition. And like all executive functioning skills, these are life skills that can be learned. You don’t need to be a rocket scientist to add them to your tool belt — you just need to practice them to form the habit.
Read MoreWhen someone struggles with chronic time management, organization, and what some specialists call “future planning,” they’re struggling with a range of skills often described as executive functioning.
Read MoreBrene Brown says, “It takes courage to open ourselves up to joy.” Joy? Brown believes, “Joy comes to us in ordinary moments. We risk missing out on joy when we get too busy chasing down the extraordinary.”
Read MorePerfectionism is an oppressor. A deadly beast, a devil that attacks students and leaves them wounded. It shatters their confidence, robs their energy, and short circuits the drive to finish it and turn it in on time.
Read MoreI talk a lot to my students about being flexible. In fact, flexibility is one of eleven executive functioning skills identified by neuroscientists. But in the fall of 2019, I had to really lean in and tell myself that “life happens” and to accept that I was experiencing a delay not a hard stop
Read MoreSome days it feels like pain is everywhere. We are living in unprecedented times as we face a world wide pandemic, economic instability, and social unrest.
Read MoreLearning pods are one option for parents facing the pandemic. But are they good for all kids?
Read MoreWhen it comes to goal setting, the ‘go big or go home’ mindset will only get you so far.
What’s works instead are tiny, minuscule changes to our life that erase bad habits and create new ones.
Trained in the Sklar Method, I work with students to help them strengthen executive functioning skills that may still be underdeveloped.
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