Capable Kids: Nurturing executive functioning skills for K-5 kids in the classroom and at home!

Item: 30-minute, pre-recorded, on-demand workshop + 15-minute live Zoom Q&A - the winning bidder will win the workshop for all parents in their child's class!

Limitations: A link to the recorded workshop will be provided to the winning bidder and any parents in their child's class who opt-in to receive it within two weeks of the auction closing. The recording will be available for two weeks from the time the link is sent. The live Zoom Q&A can be scheduled at a mutually convenient time before July 31, 2024.

Description: Did you know that your child's executive functioning skills directly impact their school experience and your cognitive load as a parent? At home, executive functioning skills are what help our kids remember and follow our instructions, adjust to different expectations from different adults, play independently, persist at problem-solving, and set and achieve goals. At school, these skills help our kids remember and follow the teacher's multi-step instructions, avoid distractions, adjust when rules change, plan and prioritize, manage their time, get started on a task, and break larger projects into steps to be taken over time. So it's probably no surprise that how our kids develop these skills directly impacts our cognitive load as parents. And research shows that these skills impact academic success for our kids, too.

In this workshop, led by Caitlin Greer Meister, parents will learn what executive functioning skills are and three easy and fun activities you can do at home to help your kids build these skills through play. Then, bring any and all questions to our live Zoom Q&A!

About Caitlin Greer Meister: Caitlin specializes in strengths-based learning, executive functioning, and neurodiversity-affirming practices. She is a mom of two, an Orton-Gillingham-trained educator, and a recipient of a certificate in Instructional Leadership from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Through parent workshops, Caitlin provides parents the tools they need to raise confident, capable kids. In addition to leading workshops and consulting 1:1 with parents, Caitlin presents her work at education conferences (University of Connecticut, July 2023; Stanford University, Oct 2023), leads professional development for schools, and appeared earlier this year as a guest expert on Dr. Becky's speaker series for the Good Inside community. She is also founder of Joyfully Learning, a NYC-based private tutoring and educational consulting practice. Her work and words have been featured in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, New York Magazine, Parents, and more.