Executive Function Coaching · Sioux Falls & Online
Your student
isn’t lazy.
It’s the skills, systems and support no one has built with them yet.
I coach teens, tweens and college students through the planning, focus and follow-through school assumes they already have.
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“Natalie has been a wonderful addition to our child’s line up of resources as they enter the Jr High world and begin to navigate their life with more autonomy! With Natalie’s helping she’s learning skills like calendar planning, goal setting, and also has someone who holds her accountable outside of our household.…” Read more
There’s a hundred reasons plus we’d recommend Natalie at 605 Tutor and her Executive Function Coaching is just the cherry on top! If you’re a parent who feels like you’re struggling to help make “adulting” make sense to your tween/teen, I’d highly recommend getting them in for EF coaching. Regardless of learning pace and abilities we all could benefit from Natalie’s expertise.”
Every struggling student has a different story.
Which one sounds like yours?
It’s 9:40 on a Tuesday.
Three missing assignments, a project due tomorrow, and a kid who honestly doesn’t know why.
Move-in is six weeks away.
And Mom is wondering how in the world this is going to work.
How it works
Simple, and no pressure at any step.
Free discovery call
Tell me what’s happening at home and at school. I’ll tell you honestly whether coaching is the right fit. No sales pitch.
A plan built for your student
We map the skills that are getting in the way and pick the program that fits your student’s grade and schedule.
Weekly coaching and practice
Your student builds real systems, one skill at a time, and you get updates along the way.
Three trips to the gym won’t change your body.
Executive function skills work the same way. They grow with coaching, practice, and someone in your student’s corner week after week, until the new way becomes their way.
That’s why BestEFC coaching is a process, not a pep talk.
Hi, I’m Natalie.
I’ve spent more than 15 years teaching and tutoring kids in private schools, public schools and homeschools, and helping their parents figure out how to support them at home. I know what works for real kids at real kitchen tables.
I’m the author of MathKind Guides, a revolutionary approach to math anxiety that teaches kids the facts, the calm-down tools and the planning skills together, so they learn the math and finally believe they’re math people.
Before teaching, I built systems at Sprint, Medtronic and ITT. Today I bring it all together: reading and math tutoring at 605Tutor and executive function coaching at BestEFC, teaching students the planning, focus and follow-through skills school assumes they already have.
More about me →“May daughter said working with Mrs. Natalie was one of the highlights of her summer and a huge support to her during the school year. She gets excited before every appointment and feels seen in her strengths and weaknesses. I am appreciating the positive impact of their work together every week and am so grateful we found 605 Tutor!”
Read our reviews on Google →Questions parents ask
Is this tutoring?
No. Tutoring teaches the subject. Executive function coaching teaches the skills around it: planning, starting, organizing, and following through. More in my parent’s guide to executive function coaching.
Is this ADHD treatment or therapy?
No. I’m a coach, not a therapist or doctor. Many of my students have ADHD, and coaching works alongside the other support they have.
What if my student doesn’t want to do it?
That’s common, and we talk about it on the first call. Students usually buy in once they see a system that actually makes their week easier.
Is it in person or online?
Both. I’m in Sioux Falls, and I coach students across the country online.
Can’t a planner or an app do this?
A tool only works if someone teaches the habit behind it. Coaching is the practice and accountability that make the tool stick.
How long does it take?
Most programs run 12 weeks, because skills take reps. Think gym membership, not a single workout.
Let’s talk about your student.
A free, no-pressure call to figure out what’s really going on.
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