What would show that executive function coaching is helping a middle schooler become more independent rather than adding another adult reminder?
We're considering executive function coaching for my 12-year-old before seventh grade. The sales calls all sound good, but I don't want to pay someone to remind him about the same things I already do. What goals or progress checks would you want agreed at the start?
I'd pick one task your child wants to handle more independently and write down what help they need now. Then ask how the coach expects to reduce that help. A completed planner isn't the same as a child knowing what to do with it.
Ask what happens between sessions. If the plan requires me to supervise every step, I need to know that before signing up. I wouldn't count something as independent just because the coach sent instructions home.
My question would be, how will my child learn to notice when their system isn't working? I want them able to adjust it, not feel they've failed because the coach's preferred notebook got abandoned.
I'd set a review date before paying for a long block. At that review I'd want to hear from the child too: what feels easier, what still needs help, and what part of the coaching they aren't actually using.