Having a frazzled, struggling student off at college can feel frustrating and cause a lot of worry for you as a caring mother. Help your student achieve their full potential by incorporating these executive functional skills into their everyday life.

Learning to make sleep a top priority is an important life skill that is often pushed to the side in favor of ‘the hustle’. Let me just stop you there, the hustle is not healthy at all.  Making your body and mind the main focus and then putting everything else in line behind them is how you succeed in anything. If your control center and vessel of life are not operating well then nothing else will go well either.  If there are issues with sleep for you or your family you need to look into it. Find a sleep specialist and make sure things like sleep apnea, sleep cycles, and sleep needs are in check and addressed.  

Taking classes online always seem like a good idea, UNTIL you realize how much work it takes to manage all of the additional pieces of the online classroom. There will usually be discussion posts, online quizzes, exams, and not to mention you need to upload all of your work into the online portal.

Follow these three simple test-taking tips that will help you as you conquer those upcoming exams and be a better test taker.