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Do afternoons and evenings in your house feel like a constant scramble?


Maybe you're juggling an ever-growing list of activities, reminding your child about assignments and deadlines, or staying up late helping finish a project that somehow became an emergency overnight.


Planning, organization, time management, attention, and emotional regulation can be challenging for kids... and for the parents trying to support them. The good news is that having the right systems in place can make a meaningful difference for the entire family.


In this interactive five-week course, led by Deanna Kim, M.Ed., parents will learn practical strategies for strengthening executive functioning skills and creating family systems that make everyday life feel more manageable.


Together, we'll explore planning and family calendars, organization, time management, routines, attention and distractions, homework frustrations, and emotional regulation.


Each week, you'll leave with a practical action step to put what you've learned into practice at home. By the end of the course, you'll have a personalized roadmap and concrete tools to help your family feel more organized, reduce day-to-day frustration, and build routines that work.


What We'll Cover:


Week 1: Metacognition & Planning

  • Learn how to “zoom out” and “zoom in” to better understand and address your child's needs.
  • Make better use of planners and family calendars to manage long-term projects, extracurricular activities, appointments, and special events.



Week 2: Organization & Time Management

  • Create practical systems for keeping physical and digital spaces organized.
  • Help your child increase time awareness and learn strategies for managing time more effectively.



Week 3: Sustaining Attention & Response Inhibition

  • Help children recognize and rate impulses before acting on them.
  • Learn strategies to improve focus during homework and manage distractions.



Week 4: Emotional Regulation

  • Understand the connection between emotional regulation and learning.
  • Help children express strong emotions and develop tools for regulating them.



Week 5: Bringing It All Together

  • Turn what you've learned into realistic, sustainable action steps for your family.
  • Prepare for common challenges and learn how to adjust when your systems don't go according to plan.

COURSE DATES & TIME:


Fridays, 12:00 - 1:00 pm, PDT

September 25-October 23 (5 weeks)



Course meetings are weekly: Sep. 25, Oct. 2, Oct. 9, Oct. 16, Oct. 23


WHERE:


Online via zoom. This is a LIVE, interactive, online support course, where parents and guardians are encouraged to participate with their cameras on and to share with others in a like-minded safe environment.


Sessions will not be recorded due to the personal nature of the discussion. Class size is kept small to provide attention to each family.


COURSE INSTRUCTOR:


Deanna Kim, M.Ed.

Summit Center

phone (925) 939-7500

email update@summitcenter.us


WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING:


"This class packed so much helpful information into a short time (necessary for those of us who work full time and took the class during our lunch hour.) Deanna is such a kind and compassionate teacher... Parents really feel supported in Deanna's class and I would welcome taking another. Time well spent!" — past participant


"Even with all the books focused on executive functioning, having a simplified version of the best practices delivered by Deanna makes it easy to adopt it in real life." — past participant


"After the class, I have more empathy towards my kids and try to break down the goal into small steps. I also thought about motivation and rewards a little bit more." — past participant


"I discovered that I spend almost all of my time in the quadrants that aren’t goals and planning but in the distracted and reactive quadrant." — past participant

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Early bird pricing is $350 for the 5 classes. Price includes your spouse or parenting partner discussing the same children. Space is limited, and pre-registration is required. Please note: this course is only offered twice a year and fills quickly to capacity - don't wait to get signed up!

Deanna M. Kim, M.Ed., is an Educational Therapist specializing in academic coaching and math interventions at Summit Center in Walnut Creek. Previously, she offered executive functioning coaching services at The Athenian School in Danville, CA. Deanna’s passion is to empower children to grow in executive functioning skills through collaborating with parents, for which she coined the term T.O.P.S.© skills (Time Management, Organization, Planning, and Self-Understanding). Prior to joining Summit Center, she worked as a classroom teacher and learning specialist. Deanna is the blessed mother of twin boys. If this program timing doesn't work for you, Deanna is also available for direct consultation.