In this episode, Darius and Erica discuss the importance of parental support for children with executive functioning problems. General executive functioning support: - Set an example - Be structured and organized - Plan for events - Be on time - Think aloud - Share your own strategies - Help your kids define and use their own strategies - Find an executive functioning coach How to help with working memory -  Teach memory strategies - Teach your kids how to use their inner voice - Do activities that strengthen visualization skills - Make connections to what they know - Whiteboard - lists - Photographs - Scaffolding - Letting them do more and more How to help with inhibitory control - Think aloud and share your own metacognitive approach - Share how you regulate your own emotions - Turning it into a game - what do you see? - What do you hear? - Model how to pay attention How to help with cognitive flexibility - Show acceptance of differences - Demonstrate shifting from task to task - Manage transitions - Recognize creativity - Taking risk assessments Links: Sessions with Erica: www.learningtolearn.biz Sessions with Darius: www.dyslexiawork.com Erica’s Executive Functioning and Study Skills Course: https://www.learningspecialistcourses.com/courses/teaching-EF-and-study-strategies Nonviolent communication: https://amzn.to/3PFdBul Jordon Peterson: https://www.jordanbpeterson.com/ BulletMap Academy: https://bulletmapacademy.com/ Learning Specialist Courses:https://www.learningspecialistcourses.com/ Executive functions and Study Skills Course: https://www.learningspecialistcourses.com/courses/teaching-EF-and-study-strategies Good Sensory Learning: https://goodsensorylearning.com/ Working Memory: https://tinyurl.com/mr4axkbk Dyslexia at Work: www.dyslexiawork.com