Videos I made for PARENTS & EDUCATORS
Is College Even Right? – In this week’s vlog I respond to a fantastic email about college prep.
I’m at a loss to help my child – Two videos about a great topic that many families experience! Here I dive into several key insights that will help.
I’m at my WIT’S END– In this video I respond to an email that opens up a big can of worms: “I have a 2nd grade son who may be 2e based on uneven scores in a WISC-V. I’m having issues with his charter school, which is battling me over whether my kiddo is challenged, or lazy.”
Attachment Theory and How to Help Your Child Feel Safe – This video is about attachment theory. Great for parents and teachers wanting to help children/teens (or students) move through difficult emotions and feel more secure.
Summer Reading Blues – Parents, while this a video about summer reading, DON’T BE FOOLED, it’s applicable to so much more. You’ll like it.
Junior says “I’m no longer satisfied with ‘not being smart enough’”– In this vlog I respond to an email from the introspective high schooler Ayla, discussing all sorts of interrelated topics to consider.
6 Tools: How to help with ANXIETY that children experience – In this video I discuss how to support kids who also struggle with anxiety along with their many learning challenges.
Does your child get STUCK?– Does your child get stuck, immobilized, procrastinate, lose motivation, lack discipline, resist? Adults often address these problems ineffectively. This video will break down a key concept that will help.
T-E-A-C-H-E-R-S Thank you! Summer Break – Thank you video to all the teachers out there.
Summer Break: 7 Quick Tips – Here are 7 key ideas that you can use to help your child have a great summer and to better prep for next fall.
REWARD a child? – This is an interesting issue and I have some thoughts for parents and teachers that might be helpful.
Ending the school year: 3 dont’s and 8 do’s – Here are some effective tips that I use over and over with my clients to help with the challenges of the end of the school year.
Where does your ENERGY go? – Each day your child uses energy in 4 major areas. When people use too much energy, they get into reserves, which has consequences.
Helping YOUNGER kids with EF. Helping ADULTS who struggle with EF – 2 videos addressing the 2 different issues and how to help.
P.E.P.R.: How to help your child with LONG TERM assignments – The end of the school year is a time when a lot of students struggle to manage the overwhelming amount of work they need to do.
Spring Break. Do this. 7 Easy Things. – Here’s a quick video I made to break down some of the things you might want to keep in mind as your child enters spring break.
How to get your child to follow through – Here’s a video based on this email I got from a mom on how to get her son to follow through and get a push to succeed.
How to coach your child – In this video I explain exactly how I did one of my recent Educational Coaching calls (aka Executive Function Coaching). I describe the process so you can apply it to your child if you’re a parent, or so you can apply it to students if you’re a teacher.
What is the PURPOSE of education anyhow?-It’s important for ADULTS to back up and consider what we’re doing BEFORE we make so many decisions about education.
Why I left teaching– Here’s my story about why I left teaching.
No buy-in or ownership of child – My insights and 6 ways to help for a mom based on her email that started with “Hi Seth, Do you have any information/insight you can share on getting teens to take ownership/buy-in?
How to do school work over break – This video will break it down and give you some solutions.
“He threw a fit this morning about the school day being so long”– In this 13-minute video, I break down 8 ideas to help
“My daughter is drowning in school”– In this in-depth video, I describe how the Dip pattern happens, how and why student resistance increases, how more overwhelm affects kids and how making schoolwork more “concrete” helps.
Students and the hard work of change – This video breaks down some of the core elements I use to help my students make the changes they need to become successful in school.
B2S – The truth about school supplies lists – This video will help you know what to buy, what not to buy and how to choose.
4 Ways to support your child at the beginning of school – Check out my useful tips to get your child started in the new school year the right way.
Teachers, feeling alone? – Here’s a vlog for teachers, based on an email I received form a High School Special Education Teacher named Cynthia.
Teachers: What is EMOTIONAL REGULATION and why should you care? – Learn all about what emotional regulation is and how to help these kids.
“He loses most worksheets, project rubrics, classwork, etc!” – Check out this 10-minute video I made in response to a mom’s email.
How to find an Executive Function or ADHD coach – This in-depth 19 minute video explains the do’s and dont’s of finding and hiring the right coach, and how to help a child who is resistant.
What to ask your child this Sunday – A helpful 16-minute video outlining what to say to your child today if they’re struggling to finish the semester – whether they are in 5th grade or college.
What is a “Naturalistic Learner”? Howard Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences – Naturalistic strengths are often not valued in our “standards based” culture. This video provides valuable insight in addition to exploring different concepts to help a “naturalistic learner” flourish.
The Homework Continuum – Parents and teachers often think of homework the wrong way. This video breaks it down so you can better help your struggling students manage homework complications.
Backpack overhaul 101 – Your new best friend – This 10 minute video explains how and why I teach students to do a regular “backpack overhaul” and why it’s a critical tool for student success.
How I successfully teach students to make a “daily plan” – Struggling students often resists planning. Learn how to make planning as simple and powerful as possible, in order to prepare your student for independence in life.
Winter Break 101 – Self-care tips to help students (as well as teachers and parents) re-charge during the winter break.
How To Help Your Child Pass This Semester, Day 1/3 – 18 minute video packed with ideas on how to help your struggling student become more successful.
How To Help Your Child Pass This Semester, Day 2/3 – Includes 2 videos. Video 1: The 7 tools all successful students needs. Video 2: The most common mistakes parents make.
How To Help Your Child Pass This Semester, Day 3/3 – If you want to help your child finish the year strong, try these 11 things.
3 Reasons I Hate Testing…. And a lil’ thank you to the teachers who have to put up with it – Learn more about the downside of tests.
PARENTS, Are Apps For Students Really Worth It? – Find out in this 11-minute video.
An Excellent Way To Evaluate Curriculum – Here I break down three extremely helpful concepts used to build curriculum – “Content, Process and Product”.
Frustrations – Includes 3 videos for parents: 1) What frustrates your kids most about you? 2) What frustrates your kids most about school? 3) What frustrates your kids most about themselves?
“He’s not motivated by much of anything” – Includes 3 videos for parents: 1) Unmotivated Students: The Why, 2) Unmotivated Students: How To Help, 3) How to “get motivated”.
Habits and how to change them– Learn how your kid can minimize or eliminate habits that are counter-productive and build habits that will help.
Finally! (A personal note to you) – Here’s a more personal video for you, my awesome audience. Please check it out.
The dip: How to deal with the falling grades pattern – This 4-minute video sheds some light on the issue of the predictable “dip” at around week 6. Learn how to turn things around.
Advocating via email – Written description along with an 11-minute video of me describing how to best advocate for students via email.