Fortune Coaching

Fortune Coaching is GROWING and I would like to introduce our newest coach Tricia Chadwick!

Tricia brings a lot of experience with her to Fortune Coaching. She has worked as a reading specialist and language arts teacher, a case manager for the Department of Family Services and Juvenile Justice in Florida, and a success coach for a private online high school. She is a parent to three teens and hopes to publish a children’s book soon! I’m so excited to have her join Fortune Coaching and I can’t wait to see what incredible support she brings to our clients.

A new school year means new possibilities! However, it can also be a stressful time for parents as they worry about what the year ahead will look like. We know that kids with ADHD often experience unique challenges at school, which can increase our worry.

Here are some things that might help as you prepare to send your kiddo back into the fray:

✏️ Make a plan for things like
where/ when homework is done

✏️ Get back into a regular sleep schedule before school starts

✏️ Attend things like open houses so your child can get a layout of their new classes, locker, school, etc

✏️ Consider getting an ADHD coach like myself to help support you and/or your child during the school year

✏️ Download my free planner page designed for kids with ADHD for your child to use to keep track of their assignments and activities

A new year can be exciting and scary but some pre-planning can help you and tour child feel a little more prepared!

What questions do you have about ADHD and executive functioning? Here is your chance to ASK A COACH!

Place your questions in the comments below!

It probably won't surprise you, but we need to have strong executive function skills in order to teach them to our children. They by no means have to be perfect, in fact, it's beneficial for our children to see us continuously working on them. However, it is important that we have some specific skills in order to best support and teach our children.

Skills like:

🔸Self-talk
🔸Declarative Language
🔸Co-regulation
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During my upcoming course for parents and caregivers, we will be doing a deep dive into these skills and how they directly correlate to your child's development. ⁠

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The reality is there are consequences to us not helping our children develop their executive functions:⁠
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🔸Your child may feel a lack of confidence and competence in their ability to do certain things, or in general, navigate the world. Younger kids with lagging skills get a LOT of negative feedback throughout their days. That negative feedback can lead to anxiety and negative feelings about school, team sports, Boy Scouts, etc., and ultimately affect their confidence.⁠
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🔸Your child may lack the skills they will require to be successful in college, the working world, and in personal relationships. ⁠For instance, the biggest reason I see ADHD kids leave college without a degree is due to a lack of sleep hygiene. If a kid cannot wake up and get to class on time INDEPENDENTLY, it is more than likely they will not return to school for a second semester.⁠
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🔸 Your child constantly feels nagged by you or others and this prevents them from connecting with people including their peers. ⁠Kids naturally gravitate to other kids who are easy to get along with, flexible, and in tune with what the other kids are doing and saying. Connection is an important aspect of building interpersonal relationships. ⁠
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We tend to notice these lagging skills at big jumps such as elementary to middle school, middle to high school, and high school to college. The more we can do ahead of time to smooth out those big jumps, the easier our kids will find those transitions!
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Does this sound like your teen?

Don't worry you aren't alone! Lots of kids with ADHD struggle with these things. The good news is there is a way you can help!

Supporting your child by helping them develop their lagging Executive Function skills will give them confidence, and you the ease of mind knowing that they are prepared to tackle the world. As an Executive Function Coach, this is my favorite part of the job!

Message me if you want to know how an EF Coach might be able to help you and your child!

If my child COULD they WOULD. Period.

It's not that my child doesn't want to sit still, pay attention, be flexible, regulate their emotions, or remember to turn in their homework. It's that lagging executive function skills are making those things exceptionally hard for them at times and that isn't their fault. ⁠

As a parent, it is important to give both your child and yourself grace as you learn to navigate their ADHD and develop new skills and tools together.

As an Executive Function Coach for parents, I help you learn more about the ways your child might be struggling and present realistic options for building their lagging executive function skills.

Message me and let's chat about how I might be able to help you and your child!

POV: You're a parent and your child was just diagnosed with ADHD. You may be wondering...what is ADHD?

ADHD is the outward manifestation of what we call lagging Executive Function skills. It's a neurological, brain-based, condition and is one of the most common neurobehavioral disorders in childhood. It can present differently in boys and girls and can often go undiagnosed into adulthood.

Children with ADHD may have trouble paying attention, controlling impulsive behaviors (may act without thinking about what the result will be), or be overly active. They appear unorganized and have a hard time starting and finishing tasks.

The GREAT news is that we can actually support children in the development of their executive function skills making it easier to navigate the world while having ADHD!

I'm an Executive Function Coach and I help parents learn how to support their children with ADHD academically and at home. Follow along and learn more about what you can do to start making a difference in your AND your child's life TODAY!

If you haven’t yet, be sure to download my FREE Summer Guide to helping your child build their Executive Functioning skills and have fun doing it!

Comment SUMMER below or click the 🔗 in my bio!

Help your child build their Executive Functioning skills over the summer!

Next week I’ll be releasing my summer guide that includes fun activities that not only help you connect with your child, but also help build their EF skills! Above is just a sneak peek. 👀

Comment SUMMER below and next week I’ll send you my guide!

My goal is always for my clients to walk away feeling empowered by the new tools and skills they’ve learned!

If you have a child with ADHD and/or Executive Function delays, here is why you should consider Parent Coaching…

➡️ Having a parenting coach is an addition to your support system; this can be especially valuable if you find yourself struggling to have others in your life who understand your child and what you and your family are experiencing

➡️ A parenting coach has access to lots of resources you may not know about, so instead of spending your time searching the internet, you have someone who can point you in the right direction or even provide you with information and resources you need

➡️ When both children and adults have support, there is a greater likelihood of success when navigating changes

➡️ A parenting coach provides you with direct access to a sounding board that isn’t other family and friends, giving you a safe space to express concerns and frustrations or ask questions

➡️ I have personally found that when both children and parents are receiving the support they need, and are working together, it provides a more comprehensive approach to creating the change you want to see

If you’d like to know more about parent coaching, drop me a DM, I’d love to chat!

As a parent of a child with ADHD it’s not uncommon to feel like our child is misunderstood. That can be really frustrating and disheartening especially if they are in a traditional educational environment for so much of there day.

What is one thing you wish people understood about your child?

Here are some of my favorite accounts to follow both as an executive function coach and as a parent! What are some of your favorite accounts to follow?

UPDATE!

I have some new fun AND informative content coming soon! Please stay tuned and thank you for continuing to follow and support what I do. I’m passionate about Executive Functioning, ADHD, and providing both children and parents the support they need both in my content and my coaching.

Feedback like this is why I love doing what I do! I want to help children and young adults with their executive function skills, but I also want to provide the support parents need so that they can feel more prepared to support their children.

My hope is that my upcoming class for parents can help more families feel supported as they navigate the challenges that come with executive function delays and ADHD.

I highly recommend this podcast by and on getting your ADHD kids out of their narrow comfort zones.

These photos are all examples (or results of) my kids being pushed out of their comfort zones. Because we didn’t allow them to sit at home on screens, or allow them to limit themselves in their activities because of fear, they have been able to do amazing things.
Once they figured out they actually could do something they did not initially think was possible, now they push themselves.