Page 8 - Lifestyles in Palm Beach Gardens - June '22

Page 8, Lifestyles in Palm Beach Gardens

Cancer Alliance ‘Dance The Night Away’ from page 7 About Cancer Alliance Of Help & Hope, Inc. cancer patients and their families who live and/or receive
The Cancer Alliance of Help & Hope, Inc., based in treatment in Palm Beach County and dispersed over $5.5
said Stanton Collemer, CEO of CAHH. “This fun and Palm Beach, Fla., is a charitable organization dedicated million. Cancer Alliance of Help & Hope focuses on
exciting fundraiser helps us to expand our services and serve to improving the quality of life of local children, women assisting patients with their ordinary living expenses such
more cancer patients and their families in our community.” and men and their families, who are touched by cancer as rent and mortgage, utilities, auto and health insurance,
Proceeds from the event benefit underprivileged families by providing need-based financial assistance, information car payments, food and other basic necessities.
dealing with cancer while they are undergoing chemotherapy resources and access to services and support groups in For more information, please visit CAHH.org or call
and/or radiation treatments. our community. CAHH seeks to provide respite to those (561) 748-7227.
Sponsors included: Academy for Nursing and Health receiving a devastating cancer diagnosis. As a 501(c)(3) Photos by Annie Watt Photography
Occupations, Chris and Mike Cox, Lois and Ray Richards, formed in 2003, the organization has helped thousands of
Janet and Mark Levy, Frances Yu, David Sarama and David
Drennen, Gail Worth and Memorial Healthcare System.

Helping Smart But

Scattered Kids

By Jim Forgan, Ph.D.,
Licensed School
Psychologist
Executive functioning Camilla Webster, Cheryl Patricia Flanigan, Cindy Laura Tanne, Cristina Yuliya Ishchak, David
is an umbrella term for McKee Coslick Madden McClymont
many different activities
of the brain that
orchestrate goal-directed
a c t i o n . E xe c ut i v e
functions include your
child’s ability to: focus,
decide what is important,
set goals, use prior knowledge, initiate action, manage
time, self-monitor performance, use self-restraint, and
remain flexible.
Imagine you have an 8-year-old son and he is a hot
mess. When he arrives home from school he leaves his
shoes in the middle of the kitchen and his book bag
in the middle of the foyer. At some point he makes
himself a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. The bread
bag is left open, the lid is off the peanut butter jar, a Anastasia Kuzmich, Tony Dovolani, David Deberard, Mayor Tony Dovolani, Laura Martin, Max McNamara, Anastasia
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jelly are on the counter. When you find him gaming,
there’s a sea of crumbs on his chair and the family
dog has licked his plate clean. This boy has executive
functioning difficulties.
Executive functions help modulate our attention,
effort, and emotion so that we can plan, organize, and
respond independently, consistently, and predictably.
Having well developed executive functions helps
children regulate their behavior in social settings and
their output on academic tasks. These are smart kids
who get the big picture but lack follow-through on
many important details. Your child might need you to
act as his or her executive assistant.
To help your child provide scaffolding of skills which
provide temporary supports as your child’s executive
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not enable your child. Second, help create systems
of support such as checklists, technology reminders,
following a consistent schedule, and organizing
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strengths often become our careers and passions in life.
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