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Everyone in the room. A plan you can all use.
A whole new dynamic.
Most support starts with the parents. Or it starts with the student. Rarely both — and almost never together.
That's the gap this session fills.
ADHD in the house isn't just about one person's brain. It's the dynamic. The moments, the spaces, and the interactions that play out the same way, day after day. The morning that goes sideways. The homework that becomes a battle. The transitions that end in friction. These aren't random. They're predictable. And predictable means they can be worked with.
In about three hours, Dan meets with you and your child — separately and together — to build shared meaning around what it actually means to have ADHD in your house. Not the clinical definition. The lived one. What's driving the tricky moments, why certain situations keep repeating, and what each person in the family is actually experiencing when big emotions stear the plane. You leave with a shared meaning, a common language, concrete strategies for the situations that keep repeating, and a few anchor routines that make daily life feel less like a negotiation and more like a team. A different kind of home life and feel on the other side of it.
$1295 · 3 hours · In-person in Kentfield or online
HOW IT WORKS
Part 1 — You, with Dan · ~60 minutes
Dan introduces the PAUSE People System: the framework that makes sense what it means to have ADHD in the house, the dynamics at home, and how to show up differently in the moments that keep going sideways.
This hour is just for you, to explore the patterns and leave with practical steps forward.
Part 2 — Your child, with Dan · ~60 minutes
Dan meets your child where they are: as a regular person with a unique brain, real strengths, and real challenges that deserve understanding and practical tools. When we work together, the cast of characters brings the ADHD experience to life. It's fun and funny -for kids and parents alike. It puts kids at ease.
Grounded in what developmental psychology tells us about how attention, planning, and emotional self-regulation interact, this hour gives your child something most kids with ADHD never get: an honest, age-appropriate understanding of how their own brain works. Not a label, no lecture. A conversation with imagery that helps them make sense of ADHD and leaves them with concrete, practical strategies they can actually use. In language they can own, repeat, and build on.
Part 3 — Everyone together · ~45 minutes
This is where it all comes together. Dan brings you and your child into the same room with one goal above all others: shared meaning. What does ADHD mean in this house—for your child and for you? What is everyone experiencing in the hard moments, and what do you do about it? When a family can answer those questions together, the dynamic can shift in ways parents never imagined possible.
From that foundation, you identify two or three of the most predictable friction points — the situations that reliably derail everyone — and build a specific, agreed-upon approach for each one. You land on a few anchor routines that can hold the week together without constant negotiation. And you leave not just with a Blueprint, but a plan to understand ADHD in the house, together.
WHAT YOU WALK AWAY WITH
Shared meaning about what it means to have ADHD in your house. Not the diagnosis — the lived experience of it. What your child is actually navigating. What you're responding to. Why the same moments keep happening. When a family shares that meaning, everything else — the strategies, the routines, the hard conversations — gets easier. This is the foundation the whole session is built on.
A common language. When parents and kids are working from the same framework, the friction decreases. This session builds that shared vocabulary — so the conversation at home starts to sound different, starting this week.
Strategies for the predictable tricky situations. Every family has two or three moments that reliably go sideways. You'll identify yours together and leave with a specific, agreed-upon approach for each one — not a generic tip, but something built around your family and your child's actual profile.
A few anchor routines. Not a rigid system. Two or three simple routines — morning, homework, transition, bedtime, whatever your family needs most — designed to hold without constant adult management.
The Family Blueprint. A clear, practical document that captures the patterns you identified and the strategies you built together. Something the whole family can return to — and build on — long after the session ends.
Your child's own understanding of their brain. Grounded in developmental psychology. In language they can own. Most kids with ADHD have never had this conversation. It changes how they see themselves — and how they show up.
A path forward. Some families do this session and have what they need for now. Others are ready to go deeper — with student coaching, parent coaching, or both. Either way, you'll leave knowing exactly where you stand and what comes next.
WHO IS THIS FOR?
This session is right for you if:
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You want to understand the dynamic at home — not just manage it
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The same situations keep derailing everyone and you're ready to actually get ahead of them
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Your child has never had someone explain their own brain to them in a way that actually landed
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You want everyone — you, your partner, your child — working from the same understanding, the same language, and the same plan
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You've had evaluations, reports, and recommendations — but no one has ever pulled it all together into something the whole family can use together
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You're considering ongoing support but want to start with one clear, contained session first
Works for students in grades 4–12. Not sure if it's the right fit? Start with a free discovery call.
FAQ
How is this different from the EF Launchpad? The Launchpad is a full 4-month program with ongoing support, built around a thorough EF assessment and extended student coaching. The Family Blueprint Session is 3 hours: one with parents/guardians, the student, and together.
How is this different from "Now What?" Now What? is one hour, parents only, focused on decoding a recent evaluation. The Family Blueprint Session is three hours, includes your child, and is built around building shared meaning across the whole family — PAUSE framework, student coaching, predictable situations, anchor routines, and a Blueprint everyone leaves with.
Does my child need to have a formal diagnosis? No. If ADHD or executive function challenges are showing up at home and at school — whether or not there's a formal diagnosis — this session is built for you.
Is this in person or online? In-person at The Lab in Kentfield is strongly preferred — especially for the student session. Online is available if needed.
What if we want to keep going after this session? There's a clear path to Student Coaching, PAUSE at Home parent coaching, or the full EF Launchpad. Dan will make a specific recommendation at the end of the session based on what came up and what your family needs most.