This past week I had an opportunity to present a program at Brick Church School on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. The program was sponsored by the New York State Association of Independent Schools, and teachers from schools in…
Dr. Adam Cox
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Executive Functions in Preschool and Kindergarten
Posted in Boys, Child Psychology, Early Childhood, Education, Executive Functions, Girls, Professional Development, Psychology of Youth, Social Communication, Teaching Tagged with: 8 pillars model, academic, Brick Church School, communication, Dr. Cox, Early Childhood, Education, Executive Functions, family, grades, Kindergarten, NYSAIS, Organization, Planning, Play, Preschool, Professional Development, River School, Schools, Teachers
More Level Playing Field
Really happy to see this article in the New York Times about the United States’ most selective universities – including all the Ivy’s – working together to provide guidance to 9th and 10th grade students about what it takes to…
Posted in Adolescence, College, Education, Parenting, Teaching Tagged with: College, College Admission, Competition, Education, Fairness, Ivy League, Parenting, Planning, Selective, Students, University
Failure to Launch
Speaking of boys and young men, is there any social epidemic which frustrates families more than a failure to launch? And with good reason. How frustrating to raise and educate a child who then lacks the interest and momentum to…
Posted in Adolescence, Boys, Child Psychology, College, Parenting, Psychology of Youth, Social Communication, Society & Culture Tagged with: Boys, College Admission, Culture, Energy, Failure to Launch, Goals, Immaturity, Inertia, Life Narratives, Life Purpose, Parenting, Planning, Purpose, Realism, Society, Young Men, Youth
Communicating with Kids on Monday
Today is Monday, the best day of the week to communicate with your adolescent son or daughter about priorities. An effective parent-coach spends more time bringing priorities into focus, and explaining the path for achieving those priorities, than issuing reprimands…
Posted in Communicating with Kids, Executive Functions Tagged with: Executive Functions, Movies, Organization, Parenting, Planning
