Your kid comes home, drops the backpack, picks up the phone, and the homework somehow doesn't happen until 9:47pm. You've tried checklists. You've tried reminders. You've tried not reminding. Nothing sticks. The truth is, executive function isn't something we hand kids — it's something we have to train. This guide gives you a simple 5-minute conversation you can run after school that builds the skill instead of replacing it. Includes the exact script, the right tone, and how to handle the eyeroll, the "leave me alone," and the "I don't know" shrug.