by Gretchen | Feb 25, 2020 | blog
Last week I shared a story about a client with ADHD who is exhausted when she gets home from school. This story prompted me to do a little research. I gave her the advice to take a walk in nature, but was that the right advice? What else do experts recommend to help...
by Gretchen | Feb 17, 2020 | blog
Does your brain ever feel like mush after a long day at school (or work)? Does this mushiness make it hard to focus on homework? A client of mine with ADHD recently bemoaned how exhausted she is after a long day at school. All the effort and pushing it takes to force...
by Gretchen | Feb 3, 2020 | Academic Coaching, blog
I don’t know about you, but I have a *devil* of a time following through on certain hard and unpleasant tasks. Actually… that’s a lie. I DO know about you. Almost everyone I’ve ever talked to — student, parent, teacher, or other human...
by Gretchen | Jan 29, 2020 | blog
Do you get stressed out by the things other people — your teachers (or students), your parents (or kids) do? Whenever I speak to groups of parents, I always make provide specific tips about how to be less stressed by their student’s behaviors). However,...
by Gretchen | Jan 22, 2020 | blog
Do you go through phases where you just can’t focus on your schoolwork, even if your life depends on it? I do too!! (In fact, RIGHT NOW I’m writing this email to you instead of doing some other tasks that are much less fun than talking to you right now....
by Gretchen | Jan 15, 2020 | blog
Today’s tip is to all the grown-ups out there who live or work with young people in some capacity. (However, teens, you might want to watch this, too, because you might feel relieved hearing this straight talk. I want to focus on one bad habit that adults have...
