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Stop Setting Reminders for Everything (University Edition)

If your phone has twelve reminders set for the same paper — one from the day it was assigned, one from three days later when you saw it again and felt a flicker of guilt, one the night before, one the morning of — you are not alone. You are also probably not managing that assignment as well as it feels like you are.

Somewhere along the way, “set a reminder” became the default response to almost anything you don't want to forget. A reading. A form. A shift swap.

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How to Reduce Reminders Without Everything Falling Apart

One of the most common frustrations families describe during the summer sounds something like this:

“I feel like I have to remind them about everything.”

Parents often become the external memory system for the entire household.

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How Is An ADHD Coach For Adults Different From A Coach For Kids And Teens?

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Is ADHD Or Executive Function Coaching Useful After Age 50?

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Why Is Everyday Decision-Making So Exhausting With Executive Dysfunction?

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Why Do Adults With ADHD Leave So Many Projects Unfinished?

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Should You Tell Your Employer You Have ADHD?

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Is Executive Function Decline A Normal Part Of Aging Or A Warning Sign?

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How Do Dyslexia And Executive Function Challenges Overlap?

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Summer Is Over: Why September Is the Perfect Time to Reset Your Family’s Morning Routines

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Summer is Over—Why September is the Perfect Time To Reset Routines

Candice Lapin 8/15/26 Candice Lapin 8/15/26

Struggling to get out of the house on time? Build a Morning Rhythm Instead

If your morning often starts with hitting snooze, searching for your keys, checking one notification and losing 15 minutes, or leaving the house already feeling behind, you’re not alone.

The problem is not always motivation.

Often, the morning simply asks you to make too many decisions and remember too many things before your day has fully started.

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Stop Managing the Morning Routine in Your Home. Build a “Morning Rhythm” Instead.

If you've said "shoes," "backpack," or "we have to leave" six times before 8:00 a.m., you're in familiar parenting territory. Morning routine struggles before school can turn even the calmest parent into a full-time project manager. You're watching the clock, mentally tracking everything that still needs to happen, and trying to get everyone out the door without starting the day in conflict.

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Summer is Not the Time to Remove all Structure Part II

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Why Student Build Systems Always Work Better for Your Child

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How to Reduce Reminders Without everything Falling Apart at Home

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How to Build Independence for Executive Functioning Gaps Without Removing Support

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Why Getting Started Can Feel So Hard for Adults With ADHD

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Why Getting Started Can Feel So Hard for Children With ADHD

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Parenting A Teen With ADHD In 2026: What Actually Helps

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You Are What You Eat: How Food Impacts Focus, Mood (Especially with ADHD)

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The Top Benefits of Exercise and Learning

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The Right Types of Brain Breaks

The-right-types-of-study-breaks. It’s important to take breaks during study blocks. What kind of breaks should you take?

Top 5 Tips for Helping Your Child With their ADHD

Five-tips-for-helping-your-child-with-their-adhd. Here are five tips for supporting your child with their ADHD, and yourself as well.

The Top 5 Foods to Improve Focus in Your Kids & Teens

Top-five-foods-to-improve-focus-child. You are what you eat. So often people tell us that but understanding what that means when you head to the grocery store or prepare your child’s lunch is another thing…