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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Anybody try to learn how to do EF on your own to help your child?

I know this is not ideal, but if anyone tried this, had some success, and used any resources (books, courses, etc.), along the way, please share.

Thank you![/quote]

Of course!  You don’t need to hire someone, these are basic organizational skills that most adults have.  Use a different colored folder for each class.  Work to do on one side, finished work on the other.  Write down weekly what is due when.  Make sheet that shows the hourly breakdown of each day and what activities/obligations they have and when.  Then schedule in blocks of time each day they should be committing to homework/studying when they aren’t busy with something else. Make a copy for yourself and hang there in their room.  Check up on them intermittently when they should be doing homework so you can 1) make sure they are actually doing it 2) progressing at a reasonable pace.  If you notice they have been “working on their essay” for two hours and have one paragraph done, then you need to talk about what is going on and troubleshoot.

This is all basic parenting.  The only reasons hire out and EF coach for this is if doing this has a negative impact on your relationship with them, you just don’t have the time to be focused in on what they are doing and helping, or if your child just plain doesn’t listen to you.  [/quote]

Also to add, you may need to write down specifically what they are to work on during their designated homework blocks, as it related to when assignments are due.  If they don’t intuitively manage which assignments to prioritize well. [/quote]

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