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Executive Function Skills- How to Help Your Child-Teen

 Read some excellent books on the topic on how to improve your child's emotional regulation, focus, self confidence and overall life skills and made some notes. I have also added my personal touches. Hope it helps! The book I reference from and do recommend: Executive Functioning Skills For Teens By: Gail A. McHugh Executive functioning skills Some children and adolescents may have difficulties with executive functioning skills, which can sometimes lead to frustration for caregivers. It is important to understand that these behaviors are part of the challenges they face. The brain manages most skills and includes the stress a child experiences due to adverse environmental conditions. These skills require practice and instruction from an early age and should be incorporated into daily routines. Research shows that other skills such as teaching, language, social, and math skills are all interconnected for child's overall development. The four main components of executive func...

Just Be You Therapy-Children, Adolescents, & Autistics of all ages

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Rosetta Racco, Registered Psychotherapist Children, Adolescents & Autistics of all ages She/Her    Hello, my name is Rosetta Racco, I am a neuro affirming registered psychotherapist for individuals and families and I also identify as neurodivergent myself.  I have extensive experience of working with children, adolescents and autistics of all ages for the last 30 years.        In the last 8 years I have been seeing individuals and families in the capacity of a psychotherapist in my private practice Just Be You Therapy and I  provide treatment sessions, on a one-to-one basis with individuals and families as parent sessions.                                                         Seasonally, I teach at a university as a professor in Early Childhood Trauma and Mental Health, and I have taught E...

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  Ontario Society of Registered Psychotherapists - Member Spotlight: Rosetta Racco (osrp.ca)

Help I can not keep up with my assignments !!

 Students are overwhelmed by the amount of arduous assignments and homework they have to keep up with on a daily basis.  So what do you do if your Executive Functioning Skills, planning, organizing, prioritizing, focus and life are getting in the way.  I have compiled a summary of research findings  and all the tips I can think that may help students. Tips to complete your homework. 1.       create a study space. Find an area to complete your homework where others will not distract you. It is important to organize the space and to make it your own. Create a mood board, motivational quotes, play some soothing music ,add some plants, or   find ways to make this space motivational for yourself. 2.         challenge yourself. Set specific goals that you would like to achieve doesn't have to be long term it could be something like completing 10-20   questions in a stipulated amount of time. Make sure...

New Office New Business Cards

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 I am glad to announce my new office for my private practice Just Be You Therapy.  151 Randall St Unit 202 Oakville ON L6J 1P5 Email : rosetta@justbeyoutherapy.ca

I am Registered!!! 🎆🎇

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My Body

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Found these beautiful card on Body Image & Gratitude to celebrate our beautiful selves...