FOR PARENTS OF STUDENTS

Is It Defiance?

Or Is Their Brain Still on Summer Vacation?

Planning, follow-through, and self-control are learnable skills, not personality traits. Here's how to help your child get back into rhythm this school year.

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What Is Executive Function?

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The Skills Behind Every Meltdown

11 Executive Function Skills Your Child Needs

Click through the modules below and complete this course by watching every video to learn how to put these strategies into practice. Earn up to 10 PBIS points for each video you watch, and complete both Part 1 and Part 2 to earn the maximum number of points.

Part 1 of 2 — Getting Started & Staying Regulated

Get Started on Tasks

Is homework turning into a daily battle?

Task Initiation helps your child overcome that "I don't know where to start" feeling and take the first step toward getting homework done with less frustration.

Manage Behaviors

Does your child become overwhelmed by schoolwork and take it out on you?

Emotional Control helps your child recognize and manage big emotions so they can respond more calmly, stay focused, and feel more in control at school and at home.

Think Before Acting

Is your child constantly interrupting, acting impulsively, or getting in trouble at school?

Response Inhibition helps your student pause before reacting, listen to directions, and think before they act — making it easier to stay on track in the classroom.

Stay Motivated

Does it feel like your child just doesn't care about school anymore?

Goal-Directed Persistence helps your child find something worth working toward and break bigger goals into manageable steps so they can build motivation and experience success.

Stay Focused

Does your child sit down to work but get distracted almost immediately?

Sustained Attention helps your child build the ability to stay focused for longer periods of time, making homework, studying, and reading feel more manageable.

Part 2 of 2 — Planning, Organizing & Adapting

Remember Instructions

Does your child forget almost everything you tell them to do?

Working Memory helps your child hold information in their mind while completing a task, making it easier to follow directions, remember instructions, and complete multi-step assignments.

Make a Plan

Does your child know they have a big assignment but have no idea where to begin?

Planning helps your child break larger assignments and goals into smaller, manageable steps so they can see what needs to happen next.

Stay Organized

Does your child constantly lose assignments, forget what they need, or feel overwhelmed by their schoolwork?

Organization helps your child create systems for keeping track of assignments, materials, and information so school feels less chaotic and more manageable.

Manage Time

Does your child always seem surprised by how long homework takes?

Time Management helps your child understand how to use their time, prioritize what needs to get done, and avoid the last-minute rush.

Handle Change

Does your child become upset when plans change or things don't go the way they expected?

Flexibility helps your child adjust when things change, recover from mistakes, and find another way forward instead of becoming stuck or overwhelmed.

Reflect and Problem-Solve

Does your child struggle to understand WHY they keep getting stuck?

Metacognition helps your child become more aware of how they think, learn, and solve problems so they can recognize what isn't working and learn strategies that work better for them.

YOU'RE NOT IMAGINING IT

There's a Reason for the Meltdowns

Executive function is like your child’s brain’s “air traffic control system.” It helps them plan, remember what they need to do, manage their emotions, and stay in control.

After a summer of relaxed routines and fewer demands, jumping back into a structured school schedule can put those skills to the test.

everything gets easier:

Myth: "They just need to try harder."

Reality: These are trainable brain skills, not a motivation problem.

Myth: "Good kids don't struggle with this."

Reality: Even bright, capable kids can have executive function gaps.

Myth: "This means I'm doing something wrong as a parent."

Reality: It's brain development, and it's fixable with the right support.

THE COMPREHENSIVE PATH FORWARD

Give Your Child the Tools to Thrive

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Parenting is harder than ever. Helping your child thrive takes more than love and good intentions. It takes a deeper understanding of your child and the right tools to support them at home and in school.

Interested in what you learned in these modules? Sign up to attend one of our sessions, where we’ll dive deeper into practical tools you can implement at home that can make a difference in your child’s success at school.

This course is a sneak peak at what you’ll discover when you join our sessions.You don't have to figure this out alone, and you don't have to piece it together from a checklist. In these sessions you'll sit down with other parents who get it. Learn exactly what's happening in your child's developing brain, and walk away with real tools you can use in your home tonight, not someday.

Session Spotlight: Temperament and Individual Differences: understand the wiring your child was born with, so you stop comparing them to a sibling or a "should."

Session Spotlight: Relationships and Parenting Styles: See how your everyday responses shape your child's sense of safety, and walk away with a style that fits your family, not a stranger's rulebook.

Session Spotlight: Smartphones, Screens, and Attention: Get a straight answer on how screen time is really affecting focus, and a plan for boundaries that don't turn into daily battles.

Session Spotlight: Circadian Rhythms, Sleep, and Mood: Learn why an overtired brain looks exactly like a defiant one, and simple routine shifts that protect both sleep and temper.

Session Spotlight: Dopamine, Reward, and Motivation: Discover why "just try harder" never worked, and how to build motivation systems that actually match how your child's brain gets things done.

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