At Calm Kid Solutions, we believe executive functioning skills are the foundation for success throughout life. These skills help us focus, plan, stay organized, manage emotions, solve problems, adapt to change, and reach our goals.
Whether you're a young child learning routine, a teenager preparing for independence, a college student balancing new responsibilities, or an adult striving to be more organized and productive, executive functioning skills can be developed and strengthened.
Whether you're building foundational skills, navigating life's transitions, supporting someone you care about, or simply looking to become more organized, focused, and resilient, Calm Kid Solutions is here to help.
Building Strong Minds. Building Confident Lives.
Calm Kid Solutions seeks to advance the knowledge and skills of children, parents, teachers, and professionals. We are committed to creating solutions, providing strategies, and empowering children and all those involved in creating calmer more productive kids.
Andrea Schutz is the founder of Calm Kid Solutions and the creator of the Building Blocks of Executive Functioning™ framework. With more than 38 years of professional experience, Andrea has dedicated her career to helping individuals develop the thinking, self-regulation, organization, and life skills that foster confidence, independence, and success throughout life.
Andrea earned her degree in Occupational Therapy from Utica College of Syracuse University in 1987 and began her career at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. During her seven years there, she worked with adults in psychiatry, oncology, cardiac care, organ transplantation, and HIV/AIDS. Working with adults facing a wide range of medical, cognitive, and emotional challenges gave Andrea a deep appreciation for how executive functioning, emotional regulation, behavior, and daily routines influence every aspect of life. Those early experiences shaped her belief that executive functioning is a lifelong journey—not simply a childhood skill set—and laid the foundation for the work she continues today.
After moving to Florida in 1994, Andrea shifted her focus to working with children, adolescents, families, and educators. Throughout her career, she has specialized in executive functioning, self-regulation, reflex integration, and practical strategies that help individuals become more independent and successful at home, school, work, and within their communities.
Vicki graduated as an Occupational Therapist from The London School of Occupational Therapy, Brunel University in 1991. She had the good fortune to work over in Europe when Sensory Integration was being developed and learned the value of combining biomechanics and the sensory system to maximize a child’s innate potential. Over the years she has covered almost every childhood diagnosis while working in clinics, hospitals and schools. In both England and the USA, she has run consult businesses to provide ongoing support for families in their home, which has given her insight into their problems and needs. She has remained developmentally based with strengths in motor skills, sensory integration, regulation and modulation in order to facilitate each child’s success.
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