Executive function coach?

[Anonymous]

Before college, my daughter went to a seminar here. The founder impressed me. It was not therapy but tips/systems/life hacks.

You might want to check out their services for kids in college (ie, talk to parents who have agreed to serve as references?)

http://thinkingorganized.com/collegegraduateyoung-professionals/

It is great that your son is open to working on this 👍

[Anonymous]

The college my kid will be attending has these services through student support.

They will go to school 2 weeks early to work on time management and writing.

Do a deep dive into academic support at the university level.

[Anonymous]

DS used the student center resources at their college first but needed more individual coaching on how to plan their week, not get distracted, not overcommit time, stay on top of commitments, manage a job search, model hard conversations, etc. He found a coach through myectutor.com who was an excellent match. They started junior year. It is about $100/hr. We purchase a package of hours for the year, DS and tutor schedule as needed and I get a report from the coach on issues and skills being worked on (at the request of my child who wants me in the loop but doesn’t want to take extra time to tell me how he is doing on all this). It has made a huge difference, allowed me to be much more hands off on his college life, given him skills to function and plan, given him autonomy. If you can afford it, or your child can, I highly recommend it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Mine met with EF coach once a week thru HS, and co minutes once a week virtually, in college. At the beginning of the semester they go thru the syllabus and mark up a calendar with "to dos." Then as they meet, they go through the to dos, and sometimes schedule out time (exam next Tuesday, need to complete readings by xx, study for one hour on Sat, review Sun, study Mon, exam Tues), or 10 page paper due Tues, when to do outline, start writing, edit, complete paper

I wish the skills to do this on their own were being taught, but this child/young adult will always wait until the last minute unless pushed. And, with their career path, the job/s they will eventually have are doing things with/for others, so papers will not need to be written. From what we've seen with summer jobs in their field and internships, they will eventually be just fine

Not going to lie, its a lot of $$ (all put of pocket), but if it gets them through college, it's worth it

Could you share the name of who you used?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am reading this post, and got scared. DD is fine in high school now but only bc we are here and the hs is structured. So afraid that DD will flunk college.

Many parents share the same concern, and it did happen more often now in college. We are trying to train DC to be more self disciplined in the senior year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The college my kid will be attending has these services through student support.

They will go to school 2 weeks early to work on time management and writing.

Do a deep dive into academic support at the university level.

Omg - which college? This would be super helpful to know as we start building a list for DC. Thanks!

[Anonymous]

DD chose to met twice /wk for 1/2 hr sessions, cost was $2,500 a semester.

Reviewed sllyapus, time mgmt for assignments, strategies for less phone usage, organizational skills for tasks, etc.

Really helped her with second set of eyes to keep her accountable and not miss major details.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just detox electronics abs take away their iPhone.

Voila! Ex function problem solved.

The kid is in college.

Then you’re too late. You had 18 years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just detox electronics abs take away their iPhone.

Voila! Ex function problem solved.

The kid is in college.

Then you’re too late. You had 18 years.

Put down the wine troll.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just detox electronics abs take away their iPhone.

Voila! Ex function problem solved.

The kid is in college.

Then you’re too late. You had 18 years.

Put down the wine troll.

I’m sorry you don’t understand how neuroplasticity works. These things should’ve been addressed when they were 8, not 18.