When getting started is hard
Try the two-minute launch, evening reset, and weekly preview. Each routine gives your family a concrete place to begin.
The Parent’s Playbook for Executive Function
Help your teen plan, get started, and follow through.
Practical guidance from Coach Gus for the moments when another reminder is not helping. Use conversation scripts, simple routines, and a shared plan to support the next step.
17 pages. August 2026 content. Updated GUS cover and colors. Emailed within one business day after purchase.
What you can use
Open it to the problem in front of you.
When the conversation gets tense
Use scripts for overwhelm, missing work, refused help, and plans that did not work. Practice the CLEAR Method together.
When home and school need a shared plan
Start with a teacher email template, meeting questions, and a one-page student support plan. Review one skill over two weeks.
Read three pages before you decide.
These are actual pages from the book. Select a page to open a larger image.
Read the sample topics as text
The CLEAR Method
Correct the story before correcting the student. Learn the pattern. Encourage effort, strategy, and recovery. Make accountability small and visible. Use reminders that teach independence.
Three home routines
The two-minute launch: name one task, open the correct page, choose a tiny first action, and begin. The evening reset: check tomorrow’s schedule, prepare materials, charge devices, and write a visible first task. The weekly preview: look at commitments together and plan the next step.
A conversation script
When the student is overwhelmed: “I can see this feels like too much. Do you need help getting calm, getting clear, or getting started?”
Inside the 17-page guide
- Welcome and how to use the playbook
- Executive function in everyday language
- Find the barrier underneath the behavior
- The CLEAR Method
- Support now, then gradually step back
- Three routines for home
- Conversation scripts for hard moments
- Teacher collaboration and an email template
- Coordinating with counselors and other professionals
- The one-page student support plan and a completed example
- A two-week executive-function reset
- A weekly checklist and reference questions
- Further learning resources
Includes a contents page and a completed student support plan. This is a concise digital guide, not a printed book or coaching package.
Choose the starting point that fits.
Free Parent Starter Kit
Four pages for a first step.
- Spot the skill underneath the behavior
- Try a CLEAR conversation
- Build a seven-day family plan
- Use a teacher collaboration email
The Parent’s Playbook · $19
A fuller guide for continued practice.
- Understand the skills and barriers
- Learn how to reduce adult support over time
- Use home routines and scripts for several hard moments
- Coordinate support across home and school
- Complete a student support plan and two-week reset
A practical next step for your family.
For parents and caregivers helping a student with planning, starting, organization, remembering, or follow-through. You can use the guide at your own pace and print pages for your household.
Meet Coach Gus
Gus Kennedy is an educator and coach who works with students on practical executive-function skills.
Learn more about GusEducational information and skill-building. This book is not therapy, diagnosis, medical care, or subject tutoring. Results are not guaranteed.
The Parent’s Playbook for Executive Function
$19
One-time purchase · 17-page PDF
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