Key Takeaways:
[2:51] Partnering with your child’s teachers and counselors
[7:25] The benefits that a school counselor can provide
[9:10] How often a counselor meets with kids on an individual basis
[12:48] Pyramid of interventions
[15:20] How a family can obtain a 504 plan
[16:57] How to help ADHD kids with homework
[21:21] How to help kids succeed at home and school
[26:03] Nonverbal over verbal
Memorable Quotes
“A teacher is not trained for extremes, whereas a school counselor is much more trained for challenging behaviors.”
“The primary thing that a counselor usually supports is individual counseling to build your child’s toolbox of skills such as calming down, waiting their turn, developing and maintaining friendships.”
“Academically, tier 2 is re-teaching on grade-level standards, which a lot of our kids with ADHD need.”
“A 504 plan can support a child with any type of disability; it’s meant to kind of level the playing field for a child with a disability.”
“You can actually write a 504 plan based on the disability as long as the symptoms are present and they impede academic progress.”
“Because our kids do struggle with inattention a lot of times, they miss some really valuable instruction.”
“Kids have a major power bucket, and we need to fill that as often as possible… the more often you give them choices, the more often you fill that power bucket.”
“Validate your kids when you can. We overuse the word “no” as parents and educators, and that should really be reserved more for situations that are dangerous or really bad for our kids.”
“Kids become dependent on hearing the words if we talk them through everything.”
“When our kids get older, we kind of forget the power of redirection… sometimes we just have to get their mind to something else.”
Guest Resources
Hailey is a certified school counselor, currently working as an RTI/504 coordinator. She has worked in the education field for 15 years supporting students and teachers at the primary and elementary school levels.
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