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Making Executive Functioning Fun : Helping Kids Beat Procrastination and Get Organized

Oct 19, 2025

Practical strategies from For the Love of You Therapy in Land O’ Lakes, Florida, to help children build focus, motivation, and organization skills.

If your child struggles to stay focused, manage time, or finish homework without a fight trust that you’re not alone. Many parents in Land O’ Lakes, Florida notice their children falling behind not because they can’t do the work, but because executive functioning skills i.e. organization, planning, and impulse control. Most children learn foundational executive functioning skills in Elementary School and they don't fully develop until your mid 20's.


At For the Love of You Therapy, we make building these skills fun and engaging. Using interactive counseling tools like card games, hands-on challenges, goal-setting activities, kids learn how to break big tasks into small steps, manage distractions, and feel proud of their progress.


What We Work On:

  • Beating procrastination

  • Developing/ improving time management

  • Using visual schedules, checklists, and routines

  • Strengthening working memory and focus

  • Building confidence through small successes


When therapy feels playful and empowering, kids are more likely to use what they learn at home and in school. This will likely result in better grades, less stress, less fights about school, and more confidence.


If your child had a tough quarter or is struggling to stay motivated, we can help.📍 Serving families in Land O’ Lakes, Lutz, Spring Hill, and Wesley Chapel, we specialize in helping children develop the executive functioning skills they need to thrive.


➡️ Learn more about our child counseling services at For the Love of You Therapy and help your child build skills that last a lifetime. https://www.therapyfortheloveofyou.com/therapist-in-land-o-lakes

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