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Lisa presents on Executive Functioning Skills and Healthy Behaviors at Salisbury Academy
By Lisa Podell | March 23, 2024 | Categories: Workshops
It was a pleasure speaking to this supportive community of educators and parents about identifying when your child needs additional support with executive functioning skills and practical ways to improve at home and in the classroom.
Lisa Podell Presents at The Rankin Insitute
By Lisa Podell | February 14, 2023 | Categories: Workshops
It is an honor to speak at The Rankin Institute each and every year. The theme remains the same: Ways parents can model executive functioning skills for their children. However, each year I update and refine the details based on what I’ve learned as an educator and a parent. This year I added a new segment on how to get present before jumping into a task that requires focus, patience, and attention, like this 90-minute talk I was giving to 50+ participants.
The next time you or your child are transitioning from one task to the next and it’s important to bring your full attention, consider the following:
- How can I eliminate distractions in my physical space? (silence your phone, close your laptop, and distance yourself from other people’s conversations)
- How can I eliminate distractions in my mental space? (write down the ideas or stressors that are cluttering up your mind)
- Increase focus (3 deep breathes, jumping jacks, push-ups, something that gets you out of your head and into your body: increase that heart rate!)
- Create calm (3 deep breathes, 1-2 stretches or yoga poses, listen to relaxing music)
Good Habits for the New School Year
By Lisa Podell | August 6, 2020 | Categories: Interviews, Press
Integrate the skills required to be successful at school, such as time management and planning, into your child’s home routine so that they are exercising these muscles on a daily basis.
Better Sessions Featured in Charlotte Parent Magazine
By Lisa Podell | August 2, 2020 | Categories: Press
Strategies for a strong start to the school year.
Healthy Ways to Lose Track of Time
By Lisa Podell | July 17, 2020 | Categories: Resources
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Better Sessions at The Rankin Institute
By Lisa Podell | January 23, 2020 | Categories: Workshops
Lisa Podell, owner of Better Sessions spoke to 60+ parents and educators on the topic of How to Model Executive Functioning Skills for your Child. Over the course of the evening, parents learned how to expand their toolkit with new ways to successfully communicate with their child, integrate executive functioning skills into their daily tasks and create customized goals to experience immediate, positive changes.
Parents and Teachers Participate in Better Sessions Workshop at The Rankin Institute.
Lisa Podell, Owner of Better Sessions
Sustain Family Goals
By Lisa Podell | January 10, 2020 | Categories: Interviews
January is the perfect time to start fresh and introduce goal setting to help set your child up for a successful winter season.
Increase your Child’s Independence
By Lisa Podell | November 5, 2019 | Categories: Interviews
Including your child on a shopping trip for school supplies may take additional patience and time but practicing this independence now is worth the investment so that your child knows how to partake in these crucial skills in the future.
Effective Homework Support Strategies
By Lisa Podell | September 30, 2019 | Categories: Interviews
There are many long-term benefits to creating an independent approach to homework.
Better Sessions Teaches Time Management Workshop at GenOne
By Lisa Podell | August 16, 2019 | Categories: Workshops
Our Learn Better Coaches, Stacy Long and Chad Beveridge facilitated a Time Management Workshop for high school students who participate with GenOne, a nonprofit organization that partners with talented, first-generation students from disadvantaged backgrounds, helping them successfully navigate to and through college. The workshop focused on executive functioning skills, communication, and growth mindset.
Learn Better Coach, Chad Beveridge facilitates Time Management Workshop