Switched-On Kids Cognition offers help for kids struggling with poor working memory, executive functions, and emotion regulation skills.

Empowering parents!

Transforming the capabilities of children & teens (age 6-18 years), by providing parents with the tools, education and personalised support they need to promote positive mental health and unlock their child’s learning potential.

 

Let’s help neurodivergent kids reach their potential by …

  • Understanding where they are at and what makes them tick.

  • Encouraging them (and us!) to think outside the square.

  • Nurturing their creativity.

  • Building resilience.

  • Supporting language skills.

  • Using strategies to enhance learning.

  • Helping them remember things (also helpful for us).

  • Understanding how working memory, executive function and processing speed issues trip them up.

  • Recognising signs of anxiety (including OCD).

  • Celebrating strengths (these may be art, sport, social, music or academic).

  • Learning to co-regulate and support emotional development.

  • Promoting positive mental health (my personal favourite).

  • Knowing pre-emptively where the next challenges may lie.

Work on cognitive skills to help learning, ADHD, autism, ASD and anxiety

The right support to flourish and thrive!

As our children grow from mid-late childhood and into their teenage years and early adulthood - their brain changes in remarkable ways! Over the first two decades of life, we develop the high-level executive function skills that support us for life. Executive functions enable us to successfully plan, organise and problem-solve. These skills underlie success in all areas of life. If children struggle in any of the areas above, they tend to lose confidence, fall behind, struggle to achieve and do not reach their full potential. Strong cognitive and emotional skills result in happy, confident kids who are ready to learn (anything) and take on the world.

Switched-On Kids Cognition offers parents, caregivers and professionals’ evidence-based information, facts, strategies and activities to help kids improve the skills that underlie learning and emotional development. These include:

  • Processing speed.

  • Working memory (visual/verbal).

  • Cognitive flexibility.

  • Anxiety and dealing with stress.  

  • Executive functioning.

  • Emotion regulation.

The Switched-On Kids Program works on the cognitive skills that underlie all learning

Support and strategies.

What does Switched-On Kids Cognition offer?

1.The Switched-On Kids Executive Functions and Emotion Regulation Course

A 10-week, self-paced course that contains 10 videos (each approximately 20 minutes in duration), 10 summary pdfs (covering key topics, suggested strategies and activities to practice at home or in the classroom), plus tip sheets and pdfs. Cost $250AUD.

For more details please see - Our Course

2.The Switched-On Kids Program

A 10-module program that covers the fundamental cognitive skills that underlie all learning. The program offers over 70 activities that parents work through with their child. Ten real-world guides and email support are also included. Cost $195AUD.

For more details please see - Our Program

3.Individual parent education/counselling/support with Dr Kylie Maidment. Cost $130AUD per session.

I offer parent sessions via zoom. The aim of these sessions is to help you understand your child, how you can best support them to thrive and how the best ways to ensure positive mental health! For more details please see - Counselling

4. An Executive Function skills shop

A heap of low cost resources so you can get started working on executive functions skills today! Please see Shop

*You can choose to do either the course, the program, sessions or all of the above.

 

Testimonials

  • "I started this school year more tired than I was at the end of last year, all I could keep on thinking was how am I possibly going to navigate another year of school with my daughter who has DLD and she is only 6, and the fear was creeping in of failing her! I had already subscribed to Kylie’s email subscription where you regularly get these pockets of gold (highly recommend) that gives you an insight or an answer to a question. I reached in to Kylie and had one on one counselling sessions while completing the executive function course and WOW!! I got to understand so much more about my daughter and me as a parent and than share that with her Dad and our family and it has made a big difference, we are happier and more accepting even a little less frustrated. I’ve been able to communicate more effectively to advocate for her at school, OT and speech. Kylie thank you for listening, making me feel seen and developing your course it has helped in so many ways and I can’t recommend your services enough!" Beck _ Mum of Katie, age 7

  • “My son Brody had the pleasure of working with Kylie soon after his ADHD and Dyslexia diagnosis. Kylie engaged with him and our family at a personal level, gaining insight into who he was as a ‘whole’ child giving context and understanding to who he was as a person. Through therapy Kylie connected the missing pieces to Brody’s puzzle, giving him confidence in himself and his abilities. She gauged and catered for his learning and interests in a fun, supportive and engaging learning environment. We are forever thankful to Kylie for everything she helped our son achieve.” — Laura, Mum of Brody, age 9

  • “Kylie is amazing, she always kept my daughter engaged and knew exactly what would work best and how to get the most out of her. Kylie is very caring and patient but also knows how to push your child in the right direction to achieve maximum outcome. I would highly recommend Kylie to work with your child.” — Kathryn, Mum of Isla, age 10

  • “We met Kylie when my son was having a hard time with focus and concentration. Kylie was able to build rapport, find fun ways to engage him and meet our goals. She has really assisted my son who has techniques to use to assist him in the classroom to focus on what is important. My son really enjoyed his time with Kylie and she explained everything she did and why in a way that I understood. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Kylie.” — Jenn, Mum of Flynn, age 9

  • “Kylie was fabulous working with my son Will. Her knowledge and understanding of the issues he faced and how to help him work towards correcting these still amazes me. Within a couple of months he was well on his way and complete turnaround within 12 months. Thanks Kylie” — Joelle, Mum of Will, age 12