how to build your child's executive functions through goal setting

How to build your child’s executive function skills through goal-setting

Katie Azevedo ADD/ADHD, executive function, goal setting, good habits, motivation, time management, tips for parents

By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. Executive functions are the skills required to manage day to day activities, including work, school, time, relationships and  impulses. Many people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have inadequately developed executive functions. I write frequently about how to build executive function …

how to finish what you start

How to finish what you start: 5 tips for work-completion

Katie Azevedo executive function, focus, homework, motivation, productivity, study skills, time management

By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. For many students and working professionals, starting projects and assignments is the hardest part of getting things done. But for others, starting isn’t the hard part; for these students, finishing projects and assignments is the problem.  Here’s a scenario you might …

assignment notebook hack

Assignment notebook hack: How to keep track of homework so you don’t forget to do things

Katie Azevedo ADD/ADHD, executive function, good habits, homework, memory, organization, productivity, routines, time management

By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. Our brains are not meant for storing information; they are made for creating. We simply don’t have enough bandwidth (energy) to remember everything. How many times has someone introduced herself, but twenty seconds later you forget her name? Our brains have …