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Back-to-School Success: Executive Function Tips with Seth Perler
Sam Young Sam Young

Back-to-School Success: Executive Function Tips with Seth Perler

Join Seth Perler at Young Scholars Academy for expert tips on boosting executive function in twice-exceptional and differently-wired students.

Discover strategies, resources, and mindsets to help your child thrive this school year.

Get in-depth advice and support. Watch now and transform your child’s learning journey!

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Where Is The “Fun” In Executive Function?
Amber K Willburn Amber K Willburn

Where Is The “Fun” In Executive Function?

I have many strengths, but like many other folks with ADHD, I have a thousand good ideas in my brain that swim around until they starve slowly from lack of care and feeding or burrow so deeply into my skull that I can think of nothing else until I start, and then abandon yet another mostly finished project. I know I’m not alone in this, because I also have three children who have joined me in this ADHD journey. Executive function is not fun for me, it’s not super fun for my kids, and I think it’s not so fun for my husband who is often the frontal cortex of our family.

So, what is executive function and why should we care?

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Kids Who Shine – Helping Children Avoid Burnout: Part 2
Amber K Willburn Amber K Willburn

Kids Who Shine – Helping Children Avoid Burnout: Part 2

Every year, businesses spend millions of dollars trying to apply the best practices and newest research into employee productivity, far more than education dollars spent on children and burnout.

There is so much research out there on the things adults can do to avoid burnout in their professional lives. We are applying some of that hard-earned research to help our children thrive.

Each of the steps on the Path to Shine includes strategies to help your child build resilience and avoid burnout. This week, we’ll cover the last four steps….

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