Executive Functioning & Your Child

These resources will help you to better understand how to help your child become successful in school. What previously was thought to be a problem for only certain students, is now a problem for many due to the change in our daily lives and how technology has influenced our daily lives. Parents are using amazing tools to help them manage and organize their lives, but many parents forget to talk with their child about how they are working towards mastering these areas. You can find fun and easy strategies to try with your child. You may find that your child has mastered many of the areas, so just work on one area at a time. If you have any questions, please let me know. Also, more information will be shared with parents throughout the year from our Instructional Coach, Mrs. Odegard.

**Each title below will link to a great resource for parents. The same pdfs are attached below as well.

South County Child & Family Consultants

• Improve Time Management:

  • • Find games and activities to help your child practice time management.

• Improve Organization:

  • • Teach by doing, Predictable schedules, do puzzles, play Solitaire

• Improve Working Memory:

  • • Simplify directions, practice verbal memory, Play board games, Play Memory

• Improve Flexibility:

  • • Play Blokus, Bejeweled, Chess, Checkers, rearranging a room, cooking without a recipeJ

• Improve Planning:

  • • Zoo Tycoon, prepare a meal, chess, checkers, prepare a meal

• Resources for all Executive Functions