When what you are doing is not working and has not been working for long enough that it is affecting your child’s daily life. That is the honest answer. There is no precise threshold, no number of missed assignments or meltdowns that definitively crosses a…
They address different parts of the same problem, and for many kids, both matter. The short version: a coach helps a child build skills. A therapist helps a child address what is getting in the way of using them. Those are related but distinct goals,…
This is a tricky question for many parents. But, the fact that you are asking the question matters. Here’s why: The question matters because helping and enabling are not opposites. They start from the same place, the same love, the same instinct to support a…
Because they have been holding it together all day, and home is where they finally let go. This is one of the most confusing patterns for parents to experience, particularly when teachers report that their child is doing fine at school. The child who holds…
Because for kids with executive functioning challenges, small tasks often do not feel as small as they appear. What looks like an overreaction to a minor request is often related to something that has been building underneath. Understanding what is actually happening in those moments…
It might be. And if it is, treating it like a motivation problem could make it worse. Procrastination is usually treated as a motivation problem. The common solutions – consequences, deadlines, removing privileges, adding incentives, are all designed to increase the cost of not doing…