Where to start
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If you’re concerned about your student engaging? Schedule an Initial Consultation.
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If you want to experience organization and planning for yourself, schedule a free call here.
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Executive Function Workshop for your student – visit here.
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If you’d like to join a free lunch and learn, register below
Virtual & In-Person Sessions
You’re invited to join us for a series of FREE events designed to support parents in navigating the unique challenges that come with executive function skill construction. Gain tools, insights, and encouragement from trusted professionals in the field.
Parent Lunch & Learn: The Value of Routines & Executive Function Coaching for Your Student
Thursday, August 27, 2026 | 12:00–12:45pm ET | Virtual Event (Google Meet)
Can’t attend live? Register to receive the recording and resources.
In this webinar, we’ll unpack why routines matter so much for students’ brains and how you can partner with your child’s coach to make the most of your investment. You’ll learn how to turn coaching insights into everyday habits that actually stick, without turning you into the full‑time enforcer.
By the end of this session, you will be able to:
- Understand why predictable routines are especially powerful for students with ADHD and executive function challenges.
- Learn how to connect what happens in executive function coaching sessions with what happens at home and during homework time.
- Practice a few short, non‑nagging phrases you can use to reset routines when things get off track.
- Walk away with a simple one‑page routine planner you can customize for your student’s school days.
Parent Lunch & Learn: ADHD, ADDiction, Screens, and Self‑Control
Thursday, September 17, 2026 | 12:00–12:45pm ET | Virtual Event (Google Meet)
Can’t attend live? Register to receive the recording and resources.
In this webinar, “ADHD, Screens, and Self‑Control,” host Rachael and guest Dr. Chris Love ( addiction specialist in Charlotte, NC) will unpack how ADHD and addictive patterns exist and how to build a whole health approach to wellness. You’ll learn how to think about “addiction” in a nuanced way, and how to make small, sustainable changes to your student’s habits.
What we’ll cover
By the end of this session, you will be able to:
- Understand how ADHD, dopamine, and reward‑seeking behaviors show up Learn realistic strategies for setting limits and boundaries that your student has a chance of actually following.
- Practice a few conversation starters that keep your student engaged instead of shutting down or getting defensive.
- Walk away with a simple guide to help you identify “red flag” habits and choose one or two to address first.
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Why Parents Love Effective Students
Our Parents
Our parents are juggling the pressures of modern parenting—careers, household responsibilities, caregiving, and supporting a competitive learner, neurodivergent or struggling child—all of which can severely tax their executive functioning.
Many parents of students in coaching quietly wrestle with the same struggles their kids do and are looking for help to:
- Create household systems that actually work
- Manage the mental load and reducing burnout
- Learn communication strategies that support autonomy
- Strengthen self-awareness, patience, and resilience
- Build executive skills to model for their child and for their own peace of mind
Becoming a more confident, collaborative partner in their child’s growth journey.
Every parent wants their child to succeed, but many don’t know how to help when they struggle-this becomes frustrating. Our parents have learned to preserve sanity and improve relationships. The Effective Student™ Method simplifies what can be done for all family members to be successful; engaging them in their own learning, working smarter, not harder.
Why Growth is a Family Affair
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Maureen has been a great support with my transitions with elder parents, our older child entering college, and our younger child finding his independence. Sometimes the duties in a family can take over. Maureen helped me center my time for my own care, my professional goals, and my joy while allowing for periods of time when the family needs concentrated focus.
-MK
Meet Coaches Who Help Parents Build Executive Function Skills
Catherine Sherrard Ed.D.
Louisville Lead & Executive Function Coach
Effective Students
Nathalie Thandiwe
Executive Function Coach
Effective StudentsWhere We Can Help You and Your Student:
- Give you skills to help your child experience success in school and for their future through a tried and tested Executive Function curriculum.
- Remove the stress of daily management from each other’s lives and focus on bigger goals.
- Have a method to exchange information, delegate and steps to help your child follow through.
- Develop academic independence and ultimately, an organized young adult.
- Provide your child meaningful lifelong lessons, without you being the teacher, and share in the benefits.
- Enjoy peace of mind knowing your child is on the path to self-sufficient study habits.
Is my student ready for executive function coaching?
Complete our Student Readiness Survey to find out.
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