November marks several important milestones for students, whether they’re in K-12 or college.  For elementary through high school students, it’s the end of the first quarter and report cards will soon be issued.  For college students Thanksgiving break is coming up, which also may be their first visit…

If you are a high school senior, October is an important month.  It’s the kick-off for the college application process – a progression of activities beginning with preparing and submitting the application and culminating by May 1, which is college decision day. 

If you’ve been super conscientious, perhaps you’ve already spent time touring…

It’s back-to-school season, and the only people more excited than parents of school-aged children are our executive function coaches!  It’s helpful (and yes, fun!) to maintain executive function skills over the summer.  But it’s downright exciting to put them back to use…

Typically, we address our blog to our parent readers, talking about helpful strategies for your child or family. This month’s blog is going out to our students with Executive Function challenges, ADHD, or other learning differences who are headed off to college. Have you requested accommodations…

Last month in our June blog, we reminded you to maintain that work/play balance for the summer.  It’s important to maintain skills, pace out summer assignments, and still make sure you have ample down time to enjoy the break.  Now that we’re into July, it’s a good idea to take stock of your summer activities so far, and make sure that you’ve been keeping up…

Back in January, our New Year’s blog focused on practicing self-care. (Need a refresher? Click here: January Blog ) Now that we’re moving into summer, it’s a good time to remember that while we strive to maintain the routines around executive function that we’ve worked to establish during the school year, it’s also important to strike a balance between routine and relaxation. To put it in playground terms, think balance beam, not seesaw.

Routines suffer when we don’t keep practicing. Letting everything go…

The month of May marks the homestretch for the school year. As the end of the term approaches, EEG has been working with our clients to help prepare for upcoming transitions. These include not only the transitions from high school to college, middle school to high school, or elementary to middle school, but all stages…

This month in our blog and in our Facebook discussion, EEG is focusing on special needs advocacy. Whether you are brand new to the process or preparing for your annual review, we’ve got some suggestions to help guide the discussion and lay the foundation for a successful meeting.

1. Put it in Writing

If it isn’t written down,…

The old saying is that March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb. The same could be said about motivation around this time of the year. We start strong. But by the end of March, New Year’s resolutions have come and gone, marking periods have come and gone, the end of the school year is just…

If you know Essig Education Group, you know that our tagline is “Rewriting Smart.” This month, we’re looking at putting that into practice in meaningful way by exploring the concept of Abstract Goals, and in the process, turning Smart Goals upside down!

EEG Executive Function Specialist Emily Griswold bases her work…

Mindfulness. Wellness. Health and Exercise. Healthy Relationships. We bandy these terms about and recognize their importance, but how many of us really take the time to practice self-care? If you’re looking for a new year’s resolution, this is a great one. And if you don’t believe in resolutions, well it’s always a good time to take inventory…

As the old year transitions into the new, it’s fitting to consider other upcoming transitions in academic life. One of the biggest is the transition from high school to college. Now is the time of year when this next step is foremost on the minds of high school upper classmen and college freshmen…