DMG Coaching
Non-routine Expectations
A week after school started, Casey’s mom went to Parent Orientation, sometimes called Open House or Back to School Night. She was given a...
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DMG Coaching
- Sep 16
- 2 min
What's That Smell?
Casey is adjusting to the school year, but after a few weeks her teacher calls on a Friday morning and asks her mom if she has smelled...
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DMG Coaching
- Sep 2
- 2 min
It's Missing!
Casey is beginning to follow along with her classroom and school day routines, but has found that she can’t always finds the things that...
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DMG Coaching
- Aug 26
- 2 min
A Multi-Modality Approach to Directions
Let’s begin with the first strategy to help Casey (and any other student that does better without multi step directions). When there are...
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DMG Coaching
- Aug 18
- 2 min
What is going on?
Teacher: “Good morning class. Please make sure last night’s homework is in the green bin. We will begin class in thirty seconds, so make...
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DMG Coaching
- Aug 11
- 1 min
School is Starting Soon
School is starting soon. What emotions are tied into those four words? Excitement? Anticipation? Nervousness? Dread? Do you love school?...
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DMG Coaching
- Jul 27
- 1 min
Build a Strong Foundation
How would you describe a superhero? I would think that you would suggest abilities that humans don’t have. Possibly flying, changes roles...
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DMG Coaching
- Jul 14
- 2 min
Make it FUN
Would you spend ten hours writing a report for your boss if you were not getting paid? How does cleaning the house while the whole family...
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DMG Coaching
- Jun 21
- 2 min
Where is your push coming from?
I have not put out content in about a month. I have been super busy with lots of good things. I wanted to post something even though time...
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DMG Coaching
- May 18
- 2 min
Remove the Triggers
Last week, we discussed healthy habits, particularly focusing on cues. Today, I would like to discuss adjusting a trigger. We all have...
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DMG Coaching
- May 11
- 3 min
Healthy Habits
How do we get our children to develop healthy habits? Healthy habits in kids lead to healthy habits in adults and we want to help them...
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DMG Coaching
- May 4
- 2 min
Ready, Set, Done!
The last area of executive function according to Dr. Brown is Motivating and Self Regulating Actions. This refers to getting yourself to...
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DMG Coaching
- Apr 5
- 2 min
Memory Tools
Last week, we began to discuss working memory. We discussed writing things down and creating checklists. There are many great resources...
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DMG Coaching
- Mar 29
- 2 min
Get it onto Paper
The fifth area of executive function according to Dr. Thomas Brown is Memory- utilizing working memory and accessing recall. What that...
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DMG Coaching
- Mar 22
- 2 min
Calm Down!
Over the last few weeks, we have begun to explore Dr. Thomas Brown’s model of Executive Function. We spoke about activation, focus, and...
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DMG Coaching
- Mar 15
- 2 min
Stay Alert and Get it Done
Now that you have a better understanding of focus, let’s discuss effort. What is effort? I took an informal poll. Some people said...
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DMG Coaching
- Mar 8
- 2 min
Just Focus!
"If you would just focus, you would be done already!” How many times have you heard that line before? But what does focus mean? We are...
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DMG Coaching
- Mar 1
- 2 min
Let's Get Going
Dr. Thomas Brown, a clinical psychologist who specializes in assessment & treatment of ADHD & related problems, has a different way of...
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DMG Coaching
- Feb 22
- 2 min
Let Your Imagination Take You Places
Last week, we spoke about how we feel our emotions. Where in our body we feel emotion and how we react to those feelings and emotions....
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DMG Coaching
- Feb 15
- 2 min
How do you react?
As you continue to practice the self-talk that we spoke about last week, you will become an expert at self- directed speech- talking to...
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