Organization & Study Skills

Does Music Focus or Distract Your ADHD Brain?

Based on an article featured in ADDitude on May 20, 2022 Music has a profound impact on the ADHD brain, offering a unique blend of structure and stimulation that can enhance focus and cognitive function. While background noise may [...]

Why is This Happening AGAIN?!!?!

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?

(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

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. [...]

Top 3 Tips: How to Make it a Great School Year

Fall is in the air. We find ourselves in a familiar place: the beginning of the school year! It's a time for football, pumpkin picking, and an opportunity to start fresh with routines. And so, in the spirit of "September [...]

Your Goals Are Your Road Maps

Your goals are the road maps that guide you and show you what is possible in your life. - Les Brown Did you know that you are 90% more likely to accomplish a goal when you write it down? [...]

What Lies Inside of You?

“What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside you.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson What could I say to encourage you, wherever you are, today? I could probably quote Emerson's words [...]

How to Become (and Stay) Motivated!

It’s a New Year, and we have a chance to set the tone that will get - and keep - us motivated. I’m going to share a few tips for how you can help the students in your life get and stay motivated...

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