HELPING KIDS WITH EXECUTIVE FUNCTION, BILATERAL SKILLS, AND MORE

In this second chat with Occupational Therapist Assistant Trish Cauthon, she and Janna delve into the many facets of executive functioning and how to support your child with those skills. Find out what trouble signs to look for in areas such as visual processing, bilateral skills, and fine motor skills. Trish shares simple strategies that can help as you guide your child without frustration through developmental milestones.  • — • — • — • — • — • LISTENER COUPON CODE ★Request your coupon code to use on any purchase at bookshark.com. • — • — • — • — • — •  TIMESTAMPS 02:10 What is executive function? And how can we help kids develop theirs? 03:20 What is self-monitoring? 04:15 What is working memory? 04:52 Time management & the cotton ball trick. 07:55 Obstacles courses help retention. 08:48 What skills are essential for reading and writing and how we can help kids master them. 11:20 The signs that there's a motor issue. 12:26 How too much screentime can cause visual delays.  13:20 How monkey bars relate to learning how to read.  13:48 Bilateral skills. It's never too late to work on these. 18:48 Hand strength, grasp, fine motor skills and how they affect handwriting. 20:30 Simple tricks to assist vision issues that can affect reading. 22:44 What kids may actually mean when they say they're bored.  23:16 How to handle a genuine concern that a child isn't mastering a skill that you think they should have already. • — • — • — • — • — •  Thanks to show sponsor BookShark. Request a homeschool curriculum catalog or download samples at bookshark.com. If you'd like to share an aha moment, an inspirational quote, a homeschool hack, a book you're loving, or a suggested podcast topic/guest, leave a comment at bookshark.com/podcast. We'd love to feature your reflection on a future episode.