
Book: Real American — A Memoir
Real American is the story of Julie Lythcott-Haims‘ journey from self-loathing to self-love as a Black and biracial woman living in predominantly white spaces. Read more >>

Book: Real American — A Memoir
Real American is the story of Julie Lythcott-Haims‘ journey from self-loathing to self-love as a Black and biracial woman living in predominantly white spaces. Read more >>

What Is the Link Between Anxiety and ADHD?
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and anxiety disorders frequently occur together. These conditions can simply exist simultaneously, or ADHD may contribute to the development of the anxiety disorder. Read more >>

Book: Your Turn: How to Be an Adult
What does it mean to be an adult? In the twentieth century, psychologists came up with five markers of adulthood: finish your education, get a job, leave home, marry, and have children. Since then, every generation has been held to Read more >>

It’s Not Your Fault. Okay, It Kinda Is.
Educator, author, and public speaker, and parent Julie Lythcott-Haims shares her perspective drawn from her own experience about how to re-pattern a family dynamic to reduce kids’ anxiety. Read more >>

What Happened to American Childhood?
To protect children from physical harm, we buy car seats, we childproof, we teach them to swim, we hover. How, though, do you inoculate a child against future anguish? For that matter, what do you do if your child seems Read more >>

ADHD and Anxiety: Symptoms, Connections & Coping Mechanisms
ADHD and anxiety are closely connected. Anxiety disorder is ADHD’s most common comorbidity — in no small part because the ADHD experience makes for a life characterized by stress and worry. Read more >>

Anxiety, Stress Remain Top Concerns for California Students, Survey Finds
Schools might be reopened, but the mental health impact of the pandemic has lingered for thousands of California students. More than half of those surveyed during the pandemic said they lack motivation, often feel depressed and have not received counseling Read more >>

Executive Functioning Tools and Resources
There are many tools and strategies that can help with organization, attention, focus, planning, and prioritization. The following are some tools our learning specialists love and use at the Schwab Learning Center. Read more >>

Promoting Executive Function in the Classroom (What Works for Special-Needs Learners)
This book helps teachers incorporate executive function processes—such as planning, organizing, prioritizing, and self-checking—into the classroom curriculum. Chapters provide effective strategies for optimizing what K–12 students learn by improving how they learn. Read more >>

Executive Skills in Children and Adolescents: A Practical Guide to Assessment and Intervention
More than 100,000 school practitioners and teachers (K–12) have benefited from the step-by-step guidelines and practical tools in this go-to resource. Read more >>