The Importance of Strong Executive Functioning for Adults and Children

Dr. Anna Levy Warren, CEO and Founder of Organizational Tutors, a leading network of executive functioning tutors who offer specialized and individualized coaching across the country to students of all ages with diverse learning profiles joins eHealth Radio and the Health News Channel.

Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels & guest Dr. Anna Levy Warren discuss the following:

1. Can you start us off with a real, practical example of why you need strong executive functioning to navigate daily life?
2. What is executive functioning for those who may not fully understand the term?
3. Could you share some practical tips or tools that parents can implement to support executive functioning in children?
4. For parents who are listening in who may feel frustrated or overwhelmed by their child's struggles with executive functioning, what advice or encouragement can you offer to them to navigate these challenges? How can they maintain a positive and supportive environment at home?
5. Using the impending chaos we all feel around the holidays, what would be your 5 expert tips on supporting kids with executive functioning struggles to access the joy of the season?

Tip: Your calendar is key. Develop a positive relationship with your calendar.  Take time to color code by activity and make sure that the colors fit the feeling that you want from that moment or experience.  Each week go over your calendar, making it a point to see how the entire week ahead lays out.  Develop a positive relationship with your calendar and embrace the benefits this organization can bring to your life and well-being.

Anna Levy-Warren is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Organizational Tutors. With over 20 years of experience in the field of psychology including a PhD in Clinical Psychology, Anna is a leader in the field addressing executive functioning challenges in students of all ages. With an expert understanding of diverse learning profiles and first-hand experience as a parent, Anna brings to Organizational Tutors a unique combination of clinical experience and a passion for empowering learners to develop skills to excel in all aspects of their lives.

In 2005, Anna established a network of experts with advanced degrees in cognition and education to help students and adults with executive functioning difficulties and other complex learning profiles. The student-centered aspects of this network came to be known as Organizational Tutors in 2014.

As the head of the Organizational Tutors network, Anna serves as matchmaker to connect individuals with the right tutors and actively supervises and manages the network. This integrative and innovative network of hundreds of tutors provides individual coaching, consultations and creative programming to students across the country. Additionally, as the Chief Executive Officer of Organizational Tutors, Anna oversees and leads on all areas of the business’s operations and strategy.

Anna is also the Co-Founder of Dwellness, which provides in-home and innovative in-person therapy and teletherapy to individuals, couples, and families. In addition, Anna offers executive functioning and leadership training for adults to executives, entrepreneurs, educational and business teams, and other professionals through a sister company, STEEL Advising.

As a licensed clinical psychologist, Anna has operated a New York City-based private practice since 2018. Through her practice Anna works with parents, couples and families, focusing on high-conflict situations and family systems struggling with dysregulation, learning disabilities and ADHD.

Anna regularly speaks to parents and teachers at schools