You'll learn:

1. What are the key components of Executive Function that parents need to understand?
2. How to create an environment that nurtures Executive Function skills at home
3. How to parent like an Executive Function Coach: Seven systems all parents need

Yulia Rafailova is a passionate advocate for misunderstood kids, because she was one too! Having grown up with undiagnosed ADHD and an Anxiety Disorder, Yulia deeply relates to the children and families she serves. Learn more about Yulia and her work at (www.mindfulleducation.com).

Simple, science-backed routines to help students with executive function deficits rock their test prep... and time management too.

You'll learn:

1. What is the relationship between effective studying and executive functions?
2. What's the biggest reason so many students struggle to study effectively?
3. What does neuroscience tell us about science of successful test prep?
4. What are some anti-boring ways parents and teachers can work on studying with their executive function challenged students?
5. What other time management rituals and routines do students need in order to overcome procrastination and actually take ACTION on this solid brain science?

Gretchen Wegner, M.Ed., is an Academic Life Coach who inspires students to uncover their true identities as capable, clever, and creative learners in school and life. She is an internationally recognized expert in how to de-stressify school by building their Executive Function skills, teaching teens a unique system for time management, organization and studying called The Anti-Boring Approach to Powerful Studying™. Not only has Gretchen coached hundreds of students in middle school through grad school, she now trains educators all over the world in her unique, powerful, and research-based system for transforming students into voracious, organized learners through her signature courses The Art of Inspiring Students to Study Strategically and the Anti-Boring Approach™ Coach Training Program. You can learn more her and her work at (www.gretchenwegner.com).

​Passing tests and exams has little to do with intelligence and much more about strategy and techniques. You will learn:

1. The seven keys to improving your memory.
2. Sixteen learnable behaviors which will set you up for success.
3. 7+ study tips for success.
4. Boost your confidence when studying.
5. The key time management strategies for exam success.

Karen Tui Boyes is a champion for Lifelong Learning. Internationally known as the Study Queen, Karen is an award winning speaker who provides practical 'How-tos' to students in over 20 countries. Sitting and passing exams is supposed to get yourself ahead in life, not make you a nervous wreck! With Karen's simple and effective tips and strategies, you will increase your ability to pass your exams. Learn more at (www.spectrumeducation.com).

You'll learn:

1. Common challenges of homeschooling kids with EF deficits and what to do about them 
2. How to promote self-direction in homeschooled students
3. How to maintain a respectful, positive parent/teacher - child dynamic​
4. Examples of homeschool systems and hacks that promote development of executive functioning

Debbie Reber, M.A., is a parenting activist, New York Times bestselling author, speaker, and the founder of TiLT Parenting, a website, top podcast, and social media community for parents who are raising differently wired children. Her newest book, Differently Wired: Raising an Exceptional Child in a Conventional World, came out in June 2018. After living abroad in the Netherlands for the past five years, Debbie, her husband, and 15-year-old son recently moved back to New York City. Learn more at (www.tiltparenting.com).

You'll learn:

1. What is the Triune Brain
2. What is the difference between Blue Brain and Red Brain
3. What is self-regulation
4. How does mindful self-regulation boost Executive Functions
5. What are the five steps to mindful self-regulation

Dr. Stuart Shanker is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of The MEHRIT Centre. Stuart Shanker, D Phil (Oxon), is a Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus of Philosophy and Psychology from York University and the CEO of the MEHRIT Centre, Ltd. (www.self-reg.ca).

His book, Self-Reg: How to Help Your Child (And You) Break the Stress Cycle and Successfully Engage With Life, has garnered glowing reviews around the world being published in Canada, the US, and the UK, as well as many foreign editions.

You'll learn:

1. The components of the brain and body responsible for the fear response
2. To identify symptoms and behaviors associated with different types of anxiety
3. The role of thinking in determining emotions and behavior
4. Cognitive (thinking) and behavioral (doing) strategies for managing and overcoming anxiety
5. Mindfulness based strategies
6. To develop creative anxiety reduction and management plans for your student

Dr. Dan Peters is a licensed psychologist who has devoted his career to the assessment, consultation and treatment of children, adolescents, and families, specializing in learning differences, anxiety, and issues related to giftedness and twice-exceptionality. Dr. Peters is co-founder and Executive Director of Summit Center in California, and co-founder of Parent Footprint, an online interactive parent training program. He hosts the Parent Footprint Podcast with Dr. Dan, and is author of Make Your Worrier a Warrior: A Guide to Conquering Your Child’s Fears, and other books. Learn more at ​(www.summitcenter.us).

You'll learn:

1. ​What is Somatic Awareness?
2. What are the components of neuro-sensory functioning?
3. Where do EF skills fit into neuro-sensory models?
4. How does touch fit into improving EF skills?
5. What does it mean to stay in our center?
6. What are some actionable tools for improving that comping skill of staying centered?
7. What does it mean to be regulated to ourselves and out environments?
   

Carley Rae Ellingson is a mindfulness based wellness educator, master bodyworker, IONS Conscious Aging facilitator, organizational consultant, and founding director of LEARN INC. She offers individual sessions in bodywork, fitness training, somatic understanding, stress resiliency, meditation practice. Learn more (www.pursueconsciously.com).

You'll learn:

1. What is trauma?
2. How can trauma affect development and executive function in humans?
3. Why is having an understanding of trauma and executive function valuable to supporting child development?
4. What can we be considering and doing in an effort to support growth and development for our children?

Creating platforms for individual and community well-being, Zach Morris, M.Ed, facilitates whole-person learning opportunities through self-directed pursuits and compassionate support. His practice is steeped in learning models from cross-cultural philosophies, and his main focus is helping individuals uncover the ways they experience interaction, as well as the ways they think and learn and communicate within these interactions. Zach aims to support individuals in their unfolding as they navigate personal growth and relationships. Learn more at (www.pursueconsciously.com).

You'll learn:

1. How does sleep deprivation affect executive function?
2. Could screen time affect executive function?
3. How food and environmental sensitivities affect executive function
4. How difficulties with sensory processing affect executive function
5. What does vision have to do with executive function?

Patricia Lemer, M.Ed., is a licensed professional counselor who has been working with families of children with learning, behavioral and developmental issues for over 40 years. She is the author of countless articles and 3 books on autism and attention deficits. Her latest book, Outsmarting Autism, was released in March 2019. She cohosts an online podcast called "The Autism Detectives." Learn more at (www.patricialemer.com).  

You'll learn:

1. What are the processes needed to succeed in math?
2. Why math facts are so hard for your child
3. Managing time so it doesn't take HOURS to complete homework
4. Simple strategies to help calm anxiety
5. My list of appropriate accommodations for math and it's NOT a calculator!

Adrianne Meldrum is the owner of MFM and a certified teacher with over a decade of experience tutoring middle and high school students in math. She received training from Marilyn Zecher at ASDEC.org in Multisensory Math 1 & 2. She's finishing up her teacher training certification in multisensory math. She has seen up close how using multisensory math techniques with her students leads to more confidence, higher grades, but also a rooted understanding of how math works. Learn more at (www.mathformiddles.com).

You'll learn:

1. Executive Function issues are a whole-body issue, and the gut is called the "second brain".
2. By identifying and eliminating foods to which your child may have a sensitivity or intolerance, Executive Function can be improved.
3. Primitive reflex integration can improve Executive Function.
4. Vision therapy can improve Executive Function.
5. Auditory therapy can improve Executive Function.
6. Neurofeedback can improve Executive Function.

Maria Rickert Hong is a former Wall Street sell-side equity research analyst who is now a Certified Holistic Health Counselor. She is the author of the bestselling book: Almost Autism: Recovering Children from Sensory Processing Disorder, A Reference for Parents and Practitioners"  and the co-author of: Brain Under Attack: A Resource for Parents and Caregivers of Children with PANS, PANDAS, and Autoimmune Encephalitis". As a health coach, she helps parents make diet and lifestyle changes to recover their children from symptoms of Sensory Processing Disorder, almost autism, PDD-NOS, and ADHD. She has recovered her two boys from SPD, asthma, and acid reflux and can be reached at: (www.MariaRickertHong.com).

You'll learn:

1. What can I do to reverse issues?
2. How using the research can get the brain to alert differently
3. What is "Future Think" and why it is the most critical component of Executive Functioning
4. What is a QEEG and how can it help my child?
5. What is neurofeedback and how can a regulated nervous system improve attention and executive functioning?

Dr. Roseann Capanna-Hodge is a psychologist and the founder of Dr. Roseann and Associates and her Connecticut-based center has helped thousands of children and adults reverse the most challenging conditions such as ADHD, Autism, anxiety, depression, concussion, learning disability, Lyme Disease, and PANS/PANDAS using proven holistic therapies such as neurofeedback, biofeedback, psychotherapy, and nutrition. She works with clients remotely via video sessions and through her center's trademarked 360° Reboot® intensive therapies program. Learn more at (www.drroseann.com). 

You'll learn:

1. What is "The Wall of Awful"?
2. What role does anxiety play in Executive Function challenges?
3. Why are permission and forgiveness such valuable tools in our parenting tool box?
4. How does our child's behavior differ depending on which part of the brain is in charge: the prefrontal cortex, the amygdala, or both?

Brendan Mahan, M.Ed., M.S., is the host of the ADHD Essential Podcast, an internationally recognized ADHD/Executive Function expert, and an engaging, sought-after speaker. He helps individuals, families, schools, and businesses manage the challenges of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder through an approach that blends education, collaborative problem-solving, and accountability with compassion, humor, and a focus on strengths and growth. Learn more at (www.ADHDessentials.com), or email Brendan at (brendan@ADHDessentials.com).

You'll learn:

1. How can parents help their children make positive changes?
2. What is a reasonable timeline to expect improvements in Executive Function?
3. What is the myth about "laziness"?
4. What are some specific tools that can help support students to manage their emotions, time, focus, and effort?

An award-winning educator, Michael Delman, M.Ed., is a leader and pioneer in Executive Function intervention. In 2006, he founded Beyond BookSmart, which he's grown into the world's largest Executive Function coaching company. In 2018, he published his first book, Your Kid's Gonna Be Okay: Building the Executive Function Skills Your Child Need in the Age of Attention and toured the country speaking with parents about how to help their children be productive and confident. Learn more at (www.beyondbooksmart.com).

You'll learn:

1. How to not freak out about college admissions
2. How to break test prep into manageable pieces
3. How to leverage your student's strength and skills to ensure they ended up in a nurturing environment where they can succeed

Jenna Bee has been working with high school students and families for thirteen years. She's an expert problem-solver and great listener who relates to students and breaks their challenges down into smaller pieces. Challenge and progress are more appetizing after heavy doses of (truthful) positive affirmation. Jenna's work builds on a student's strengths to help them feel empowered, inspired, and capable. Her background includes international Relations, Foreign Language, Yoga, and Meditation-- as well as subject-specific knowledge for SAT, ACT, and high school Math and English. Learn more at (www.allterrainyoga.com).

You'll learn:

1. Why a healthy sense of control enables kids to maximize the executive functioning skills they already posses.
2. How parents can foster their kids' executive development while promoting self-motivation at the same time.
3. Why "radical downtime" is so important for maximizing executive functions.
4. How parents can serve as consultant to their kids with executive challenges rather as their managers, bosses, or task masters.
5. Why parents should not work harder to help their kids be successful than the kids do.
6. How taking a long view helps parents raise kids with executive difficulties with less stress.

Dr. Stixrud is a clinical neuropsychologist with 35 years of helping kids (and their parents) better understand how their brains work and what helps them develop and succeed as people. A father of two and a grandfather of three, Bill has been a rock-and-roll musician for more than 50 years.

Ned Johnson is the founder and tutor-geek of PrepMatters, helping kids conquer the ACT, SAT, and other four-letter words. A father of two, he recently posted a selfie with his own self-driven son Matthew while taking the SAT. #worstfathersonoutingever

Learn more at: (​www.selfdrivenchild.com).

You'll learn:

1. Executive Function challenges may be invisible to most, but they dramatically affect how a child moves through the world.
2. The struggle of how to improve your child's EF skills without over functioning and doing too much for them.
3. Why changing your parent mindset is everything with EF.
4. Be an influencer not a dictator.
5. What is 'negativity bias' and how to turn it around with your child.

Angela Pruess is a licensed child therapist who's been working with awesome 'outside-the-box' kids for 15 years! She's also a mom of 2 neurodiverse kids with Executive Functioning challenges. She helps parents raise emotionally healthy kids who will live their best life by fostering the life-changing skills of emotional intelligence, confidence, resilience, mindfulness, and good mental health. Learn more at (www.parentswithconfidence.com).

Seth Perler, M.Ed., was a teacher for 12 years and received a Masters in Special Education with a focus in Gifted and Talented education. He always preferred working with complicated, neurodiverse, atypical learners. He likes the challenge of helping them learn to navigate school and build upon their strengths to create a great future. Now he's an Executive Function & 2e coach in Colorado. You can explore is Executive Function & 2e blog, which is packed with insights for parents and teachers. Learn more here (www.sethperler.com).