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ADHD Masking: When Coping Gets In the Way

By |2023-03-07T09:06:46-06:00March 7th, 2023|ADHD, Executive Functioning Skills, Motivation, Grit, and Self Discovery, Parent Resources, Stress & Anxiety|

What Is ADHD Masking? “I appear very organized to the outside world, but only because I spend an immense amount of time and energy putting everything together.”“My house is an embarrassing cluttered mess. I don’t let people come over. All [...]

Chips and Executive Function in the Future Job Market

By |2023-02-28T14:17:58-06:00February 28th, 2023|College Search Process, Executive Functioning Skills, High School, Learning How To Learn, Middle School, News and Information, Parent Resources|

This is going to get sciency. But it’s worth sticking with me. (I promise!)The jobs your students will be applying for? They don’t exist yet.  But they’re about to. Want to know more? Lean in closer. CHIPS. That Police show [...]

Why Is It So Hard for Some Humans With ADHD To Manage Emotions?

By |2023-02-21T02:15:24-06:00February 20th, 2023|ADHD, Executive Functioning Skills, High School, Middle School, Parent Resources, Parenting|

Struggle to manage emotions as a result of ADHD symptoms? You are not alone. ADHD is one of the most commonly diagnosed-and widely misunderstood-neurological conditions in the world today, affecting nearly 10% of kids and a rising number of adults. [...]

Why is This Happening AGAIN?!!?!

By |2023-02-14T11:02:54-06:00February 14th, 2023|ADHD, Executive Functioning Skills, Learning How To Learn, Organization & Study Skills, Parent Resources|

When parenting students with executive function weaknesses - with or without your own executive function weaknesses - life can feel a lot like Groundhog Day. Why is this happening again?  is a question I often hear from parents during EF [...]

What’s Most Important For My Student to Know?

By |2023-02-08T10:16:41-06:00February 7th, 2023|ADHD, College Search Process, Elementary School, Executive Functioning Skills, High School, Learning How To Learn, Middle School, Organization & Study Skills, Parent Resources, Parenting|

(So I can choose my battles on what I freak out about). ...It’s overwhelming isn’t it? Here's what I'm hearing as a student/parent Coach: Even for parents of elementary-aged students, kids in the sweet, tender years we might consider “far” [...]

Student Mentors Build Leaders of Tomorrow

By |2023-01-31T00:49:51-06:00January 31st, 2023|Executive Functioning Skills, High School, Learning How To Learn, Middle School, Organization & Study Skills, Parent Resources, Test Prep|

Meet Student Mentor Jack Maves Hi! I’m Jack and I am a current Junior at Chanhassen High School. I have a wonderful family with an older sister named Molly, a younger brother named Henry, and my parents Sara and Brandon. [...]

The Best Advice I’ve Never Wanted to Give

By |2023-01-24T07:25:42-06:00January 24th, 2023|ADHD, Executive Functioning Skills, High School, Middle School, Motivation, Grit, and Self Discovery, Parent Resources, Parenting|

By now, 90% of the New Year’s resolutions have already worn off, so it’s time to dig deep and get gritty in 2023. Are you ready? Raise your hand if you’ve got a goal you’ve been putting off because you’re [...]

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