Hi Reader,

October is ADHD Awareness Month, which means your feed is about to fill up with infographics, statistics, and advice that mostly describes the problem without giving you anything to do with it. This month I want to do something different.

Every Sunday in October I'm adding a short section just for awareness month. One thing worth knowing. One thing you can actually try. No overwhelm, just a starting point.

ADHD & DYSLEXIA AWARENESS MONTH: FAMILY CONNECTION

WORTH YOUR TIME

THIS WEEK ON THE CHANNEL Why Digital Learning Is Harder for Your Child's Brain (Even If They're Gifted) Schools are pulling back on screens, and this video explains part of why. Research keeps finding that reading on a screen can cost children some of the deep comprehension they get from print, and it can hit kids with ADHD and dyslexia harder. I also walk through the Text Mapping method I use in my own classroom. This isn't about banning screens. It's about teaching your child to think through them. Watch the Video →

FROM THE BLOG Screen Time in Schools: Why Classrooms Are Pulling Back (And Why That's Not the Whole Story) Schools across the country are limiting devices and banning phones, and a lot of parents are wondering what to do at home. Less technology isn't the whole answer. This post is about building the thinking skills that make technology work for your child instead of against them. It's the first in a new series on AI literacy, with no ChatGPT tutorials. It's about the human skills kids need to steer these tools well. → READ NOW:

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ONE THING

Schools across the country are pulling back on screen time. Some are banning phones. Others are limiting classroom devices. A lot of parents are trying to figure out what to do with that at home. The piece I wrote about this isn't about less technology. It's about building the thinking skills that make technology work for your child instead of against them

YOU'RE HEARING THIS FIRST

October is Dyslexia Awareness Month. For me, that has always meant something simple: helping parents see what their child's brain can do, and giving them a real plan for the hard parts.

So this month, everything I've built for parents comes together in one place: the Family Learning Foundation Course.

☑ Decoding Your Struggling Reader: what's really going on behind the reading struggle

☑ Destination Success Boot Camp: the five-part plan to stop running on fear and start running on a plan

☑ Routines Starter Kit: routines built to survive the hard weeks

☑ Start Here: Membership Preview: your next step when you finish, with the Head Coach Framework, Dream Builder, and rejection sensitivity tools

Through October 31, it's $27. After that, it goes to $47. Whatever you pay is locked in for good, even as I add more.

If this isn't the right season, that's okay. These Sunday notes keep coming either way.

FROM THE ARCHIVE

Screens and attention are tangled together. If you want to know why interest, not effort, is what switches a child's focus on, this September note explains it. "They can pay attention. Just not to the right thing."​
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💜 Kelly

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​FAMILY LEARNING FOUNDATION COURSE ($27) OFFER ENDS: October 31st 11:59 p.m. CDT Regular price will be $47.

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