Ree Oka

Joined: July 16, 2026
Articles: 3

Focus and ADHD

Starting Is the Hard Part: Why a Brain Dump Beats a To-Do List

A to-do list assumes you already know what the work is. A brain dump is for the stage before that, when everything is still in your head at once.

Ree Oka
September 19, 2026

Children's feelings

Nine Faces: Helping a Child Point to a Feeling They Cannot Name

Vocabulary arrives years after emotion does. A set of simple faces gives a child a way to answer before they have the words.

Ree Oka
September 19, 2026

Children's feelings

Why “Calm Down” Rarely Works, and What to Say Instead

A child in the middle of a big feeling cannot follow an instruction. What they can do is borrow a calmer nervous system from the adult sitting beside them.

Ree Oka
September 19, 2026