Why grades drop suddenly at the end of the first quarter
Report cards are about to land, and many parents will see grades fall from A’s to D’s almost overnight. Here’s why that happens when the gradebook fills up all at once, what it reveals about your child’s executive function skills, and how to respond before the grade posts.
Your child isn't ignoring your texts. Here's what's actually happening.
Learn how to work together with your child to solve a real problem, and change the dynamic from conflict to collaboration. Read more about how to understand your child’s executive function challenges, and how you can guide your work together.
Missing → Done: Get Those Missing Assignments Moving
Join Crista LIVE to learn how to create momentum with those missing assignments. You'll leave with a strategy you can try with your student that same day!
Why Missing Assignments Are Only Half the Story
Missing assignments tend to climb around six weeks into the semester. Here is what is really going on, and why the grade is not the whole picture.
“Just Ask for Help” Isn’t So Simple: What Happens When a Student Stops Asking
“If you don't understand, ask for help.”
It sounds simple. But for many students, particularly those with ADHD or executive-function challenges, asking for help is anything but simple.
Why Organization Is Not a Skill Kids Are Born Knowing
A look at why organization takes longer to develop than most parents expect, and a few small habits that help kids build the skill instead of just managing a system on their own.
Handwriting or typing? The two questions worth asking your child first.
Your child's plan should be built around who they actually are, and meet the needs for their unique brain. Book a free consultation with Connected Pathways Coaching today and let’s talk about how we can help.
Should your child be typing or handwriting? Here is why the research matters.
Your child's plan should be built around who they actually are, and meet the needs for their unique brain. Read further about why the research matters. And book a free consultation with Connected Pathways Coaching today and let’s talk about how we can help.

