Executive Function Support for Teens:
Great for ADHD, 2e & Neurodivergent Minds

Help Your Teen Manage School With Less Stress and More Independence

Your student isn’t lazy or unmotivated. They’re missing the Executive Function skills school never taught them.

UGYG is a self-paced Executive Function coaching program that helps struggling students build practical systems for homework, planning, organization, motivation, and follow-through. It’s best for 5th grade–college students.

Parents learn how to support their student with fewer reminders, arguments, and nightly school battles.

One-time payment · Family access · 30-day money-back guarantee

What is UGYG?

Hi from Seth Perler

UGYG stands for UpGrade Your Grades, my Executive Function Coaching Program to help struggling students build the foundation they need to be successful in school and life.

I take an unconventional approach that addresses the key barriers to success that keep kids stuck, and that are often misunderstood. Families who dig in to UGYG see big results.

UGYG is a self-paced, in-depth, online program, for families to use on their own. You can start any time; proactively before a semester begins, at the beginning of a semester, or during. It’s best for 5th grade- College students.

Who is Seth

I am Seth Perler, former teacher turned Executive Function ~~Expert~~ Nerd.

I help misunderstood kids learn how awesome they are, while creating breakthroughs to help change their trajectory … for good.

I also teach parents and educators how to use my non-traditional, yet practical approach to helping kids boost their Executive Function.

Since 2010 I have helped thousands of people learn what works.

Modules

STUDENT
Lessons

PARENT
Lessons

30-day

Money-back Guarantee

Who is it for?

Compassionate, involved and proactive parents, educators and other professionals interested in EF looking for a coaching course designed FOR students, not adults.

5 Big Things to Know About UGYG

EXECUTIVE FUNCTION IS A QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUE

My real objective of this course is to help improve a child’s quality of life: to empower your child with the EF skills they need to go for their own goals or dreams. A child who doesn’t develop “good enough executive function,” will likely struggle to build a good quality of life in the future. On the other hand, when a child has “good enough executive function skills”, their future is full of possibilities, opportunities and choices.

Goal of UGYG

It’s designed to get results by helping students change patterns so they can get unstuck, become more successful in school, and have better Executive Function skills to create a happier & more successful future.

IT BEGINS WITH A DESIRE FOR CHANGE

Often, people blindly repeat the same old patterns, even though they want change. You don’t know what you don’t know, and this keeps people stuck. I’m here to teach you what actually works, step by step.

A Common Problem

Parents often misunderstand how to help, and often focus too much on grades or behavior. But there’s a bait and switch here: You see, UpGrade Your Grades isn’t about grades, it’s about how to improve Executive Function Skills, and the results happen to include better grades and “behavior”.

What you'll learn

Mindsets

“Resistance mindsets” keep students stuck!

Changing the mindset is an absolutely critical step that many programs neglect.

Systems

Students don’t need to “just try harder”.

They need systems that actually work for their unique needs. Otherwise they will continue to struggle.

Habits

Systems are completely useless when students don’t develop the habits to use them!

We’ve got to help them build the right habits and routines.

What people are saying

Ohhhh my, what you’ve put together is absolutely amazing! You went above and beyond with details enabling each family to read, follow and execute! It truly is easy to follow and you’ve stated things extremely clearly. You’ve been such a blessing to our hearts by guiding and teaching us how best to work with our son. He really likes you and has been keeping up with all the video assignments. Thank you for what you DO! Thank you for who YOU ARE!! – Michelle

Michelle, Mom of 6th Grader

Seth, your energy on the video lessons is incredibly engaging and you make the information in your videos super concrete for the kids. You tell them exactly what to focus on and what they don’t need to worry about. The way you talk is so relatable, and your program is really simple to follow – both for parents and students.

Yulia R., Los Angeles

Thanks so much… your lessons are awesome and although there has been some resistance as you said there would be, he is enjoying them and really, really benefiting already. He’s feeling more hopeful and like he’s getting some control over things and less overwhelmed. I think even just having his dedicated sacred study space has made a big difference. So grateful we found you.

Alice, Los Angeles

Going slowly seems to be working for my kiddo, I am taking it as a win. The other day his planner spontaneously appeared out of his backpack with notes written in the boxes, after weeks of resistance, and it brought tears to my eyes. Baby steps!

Mom of 8th Grader

I’m loving your lessons so far! For the first time in a while, I feel hopeful that I can help my son. He actually started crying when I showed him the student video to see if he would be open to the course. It was a resounding YES!

HelenCEO

Does your child go through “The Dip”?

“The Dip”

UGYG is for students who go through “The Dip,” which is a predictable 7 part pattern that struggling students repeat semester after semester, that gets worse with time, and that doesn’t fix itself. It looks like this:

Strong Start

Your child often starts a semester off strong. Things seem to be going well for a few weeks.

The Dip

You’re shocked a few weeks later when you realize that your child hit the DIP, because you found out that grades took a nosedive.

Swim Upstream

You spend the rest of the semester stressed, trying to help your resistant child swim upstream, dig out of holes, deal with late work, incomplete work, missing work, zeroes, test corrections, etc. Playing catchup is a constant, baffling challenge trying to get clear information about what’s going on in school, what needs to get done, when it’s due, where it needs to get turned in, etc..

Hail mary

The final 2-3 weeks of the semester are overwhelmingly stressful as your child tries to manage plenty of current work and mountains of makeup work. Procrastinating until the last-minute on big, long-term, end of semester PEPR: Projects, final Exams, Papers or essays, and big Reading assignments.

Get Help (Maybe)

Unfortunately, many families wait until it’s too late, then scramble for teacher support, tutors or coaches in the eleventh hour.

Amnesia

After the semester is over, families forget how bad it was and imagine that things will somehow fix themselves next semester. They try reactive (not proactive) strategies to change things; lectures, nagging, bugging, reminding, logic, reason, convincing, anger, threats of punishments and promises of rewards. Unfortunately, proactive changes rarely happen because people don’t understand the legitimacy of Executive Function challenges or know strategies that work.

Rinse & Repeat

Students fall farther behind, year after year, closing more and more doors of future possibilities in life.

Why “The Dip” happens? 5 reasons

Students who struggle with Executive Function are notoriously unrealistic about how much time and energy it takes to manage schoolwork and life.
Students don’t have the right EF Skills, systems, mindsets, habits or routines. So they struggle endlessly with output and execution.
Students are often resistant to help, and doing the things that would make a difference.
Parents and teachers often don’t understand Executive Function or how to break the pattern. Because of this, people often mistakenly believe that their child needs to, “just choose to get motivated and try harder.”
Much of the advice our students have been given is great for “naturally organized people”, but useless for non-traditional, outside-the-box, neurodiverse, atypical learners who struggle with Executive Function.

EF challenges include trouble getting started, following through, finishing, focusing, prioritizing, organizing, planning, managing time, overwhelm, etc..

This is not about motivation, it’s about building Executive Function SKILLS, and many adults don’t understand this distinction. Therefore, they mistakenly choose ineffective interventions and the patterns continue to get worse.

Students often hear shame messages like this: “You just need to motivate yourself, stop being so lazy, be more disciplined, choose to work harder, apply yourself more, you just don’t seem to care, why can’t you just put forth more effort, you have so much potential, you make things so hard on yourself, if you would just…”

This is an endless loop that has a terrible impact on one’s transition to adulthood. As a result of these messages, students often feel shamed, less motivated, more resistant, and more distant from their parents, who are doing their best to help.

What’s the solution?

During UGYG, I take you step-by-step through the entire coaching process I use with my students, to implement the key skills, systems, habits and mindsets needed to turn it around.

No ambiguity or confusion, you will know exactly what your child needs to succeed and how to support them.
I will teach you my exact methods to create the right foundation for school success.
These are EF skills your child will use and refine throughout their entire schooling.
In fact, these are critical life skills they will use into adulthood.

UGYG is for students and parents. Its aim is to help struggling students who need guidance with the right tools so they can navigate more successfully and therefore create a better future. It’s unique because of how I mix my playful and encouraging tone with the seriousness of the situation.

I’ve spent the past 24+ years helping countless outside-the-box learners. Teaching these skills is by far the best way I know to create change, and I designed UGYG to be a game-changer for you.

What are the benefits for parents?

Most important: A better relationship with your child.

Feel more confident in your child’s potential to build a happy and successful future.

You’re not the one telling them, I am. Parents often tell me, “my child won’t take my advice, but they listen to you.” This is a huge relief to parents and they appreciate that I reaffirm what they’ve been trying to teach.

Feel more at ease as you watch your child become more independent and confident.
Feel more clear about what your child needs – you’ll learn the exact systems your child needs so you don’t have to worry if you’re covering all the bases.
Learn the difference between enabling your child in an unhealthy way that causes “learned helplessness” and how to help your child in healthier ways that build independence.
Feel less stress and have more fun in your relationship with your child.
Learn how to help your child manage overwhelming emotions and resistance.
Feel you are not alone, see that other parents in the same position.
Feel free from having to lecture or nag your child. If your child won’t listen to you, I’m the one telling them, so they have more buy-in and ownership.
You get to watch how I communicate with kids (parents often tell me how helpful this is in learning better ways to communicate).
In-depth PDF support documents that detail key concepts and keep you on track.
Your child will navigate the mid-semester “DIP” better.
Better grades (again, this is the least important thing as far as I’m concerned, but it is a result of the program).

Note: UGYG is not for people seeking a quick/easy fix or a magic bullet, these issues often take years to overcome. But UGYG is designed to help your child turn the corner and change the trajectory.

Who is UGYG for?

UGYG is for middle school, high school, and college students who are struggling with school, and want things to work better.

It’s for students who have some buy-in and want results for themselves, not just because a parent or teacher is telling them they need to change.

SCHOOL IS HARDER THAN IT SHOULD BE

· missing work
· grades don’t reflect ability
· procrastination
· overwhelm

Executive Function Gets in the Way

· planning
· organization
· focus
· motivation
· follow-through

You’re Tired of the Same Patterns

· constant reminders
· last-minute panic
· homework taking forever
· arguments about school

Your Student Wants a Better Way

· more independence
· less stress
· more free time
· some willingness to try a different approach

UGYG may be a great fit if your student:

Has missing, late, incomplete, lost, or forgotten homework
Is capable, but their grades don’t reflect their ability
Procrastinates, avoids starting, or waits until the last minute
Has trouble with motivation, focus, planning, organization, or follow-through
Feels overwhelmed by all the moving parts of school
Spends way too much time on homework
Struggles to use planners, keep track of assignments, papers, deadlines, and materials
Wants to learn how to study more effectively
Gets frustrated when parents try to help — even when they know they need help
Wants to be more efficient, more independent, less stressed, and have more free time

The big thing is this: your student has to want something to change.

They don’t need to be super motivated. They don’t need to have it all figured out. But they do need enough buy-in to be willing to try some new approaches.

What Will Students Learn?

Main objective

By the time you are done with this course you will feel better because you will have helped your child effectively set up the right school systems, refined them for effectiveness, know how to maintain them, learned the right mindsets, and be off to a strong start and be building the key habits & routines. Here are some topics:

Students learn how to:

Use a planner that actually works and keep it updated
Keep track of assignments, tests, projects, and due dates
Plan ahead instead of waiting until the last minute
Organize papers, backpacks, and school materials
Create a study space that supports focus and follow-through
Build simple after-school and nightly planning routines
Check grades proactively and respond to missing or incomplete work
Reduce distractions and set up technology for school success
Understand procrastination, motivation, and resistance
Work with stress instead of getting stuck in fight, flight, or freeze
Build habits and routines that make school more manageable
Review and refine systems when they stop working
Ask for help effectively when they need it
Work more efficiently, with less stress and more independence

Ready to Get Started?

Is it worth it?

Coaching is $200–350/hour.

This is a full semester of coaching lessons: incredibly deep, focused, and relevant.

I designed this to be a game-changer, and you can compare it to what else you’d spend on tutoring, evals, or therapists. Plus, you get a 30-day money-back guarantee, so there’s no risk.

Make sure you’ve:

Watched the video for parents (above).
Watched this video for students, together with your child.
Read through this page carefully.

If your child doesn’t have buy-in, UGYG won’t help. That’s why this video matters more than anything else on this page. Show it to your child, then decide together.

Decision Video for Students

$ 697 One-time payment

Practical, proven system that gets results when applied
35 in-depth Student lessons, with clear action steps
20 in-depth Parent lessons, to guide you through the process
Action steps throughout to implement what you're learning together
In-depth printable PDF support documents and checklists
Templates for advocacy emails
Bonuses to help keep the momentum going and reinforce core concepts
Lifetime access
Access for multiple children in the same household
30-day money-back guarantee

FAQ

Will we have access after the semester ends?

YES and you “should” revisit UGYG as a refresher each semester until your child has turned the corner.

What if I want to do it with more than one of my children?

No problem. You pay per family, so you can use it with multiple children. Family members use the same login info.

How do I access UGYG?

When should we start?

You can start UGYG any time, but the closer to the start of the semester, the better. This way, you can help your child get systems in place proactively instead of reactively. The important thing is to just dive in and take action asap.

What if we are not on traditional semesters?

It doesn’t matter. I planned UGYG for typical semesters in the USA, but I have families in various countries, families on hexters or quarters, homeschool families and other non-traditional schedules. The content is the same no matter what schedule you are on and you go at the pace that works for you. I give you “suggested” times that you can adapt to your situation. Simply go through the course in order, and adapt it to your needs. The important thing is that you apply the principles.

How much time is needed?

A lot, and it will also save a TON of time, energy and frustration over the rest of the semester and for years to come. Most student videos are 5-10 minutes long and require action. You can go at your own pace and do several lessons in a day or break it up over multiple days. Again, this is not a quick fix – that doesn’t work. But it is reasonable. Plan on spending several hours the first month as we get systems in place. Then it will require less time each month.

What if my child isn’t ready?

Honestly, this isn’t for you right now. You may benefit from an in-person coach, tutor, therapist or other support professionals to address underlying challenges first. There are many other fantastic programs to explore.

What if I’m not technology savvy?

Don’t worry, I make it clear, step by step.