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Parenting Post-Wilderness: Parenting a Struggling Teen Before, During and After Treatment134. Helping Your (ADHD) Teen Manage Time & Build Executive Function Skills With Chrissy NicholsIf your teen or young adult constantly underestimates how long things take or insists they “have plenty of time” when they don’t, welcome to the club! This common struggle is called time dysmorphia, and it’s more than just procrastination or laziness. It actually has to do with executive functioning.In this episode, executive function coach Chrissy Nichols joins me to explain what time dysmorphia is, why it happens, and how parents can help their kids manage it without frustration or shame.Many parents misinterpret time dysmorphia as defiance or irresponsibility. But whether your teen has...2025-03-1839 minParenting Post-Wilderness: Parenting a Struggling Teen Before, During and After Treatment70. Giving the Gift of an Executive Function Coach to Your Teen and Yourself With Chrissy NicholsSchool and academics can cause a lot of tension in your household. No matter your good intentions or whether or not you have the skills and knowledge to help your teen with their school work, getting guidance and encouragement from you can be triggering for them.On the other hand, it can also cause a lot of frustration for you as the parent when you see your child’s behavior around schoolwork. It can be hard to not let judgment shine through in your communication, which raises the emotions for your teen and leads to even more pr...2023-12-2631 minParenting Post-Wilderness: Parenting a Struggling Teen Before, During and After Treatment69. Fire Yourself From Being the Academic Police With Executive Function Coach Chrissy NicholsWhat would it feel like if you just got to love your child at the dinner table instead of having conflicts over due dates or presentations? To be able to take that completely out of the equation? An Executive Function coach might be exactly what your family needs.Chrissy Nichols is an Executive Function coach who specializes in helping teens reintegrate into traditional learning environments. So what does that mean exactly?In short, executive functioning is all about learning self-regulation skills like working memory, mental flexibility, and time management. In other words, Chrissy helps teens...2023-12-1929 min