Elementary School Coaching
(K-5)

Elementary school is where so much more than academics is happening.

This is the stage where children are learning how to:

  • Regulate emotions

  • Follow routines

  • Start and finish tasks

  • Handle frustration

  • Build confidence in themselves

At Positive Learning KC, I focus on helping elementary-aged children understand themselves while supporting families as they build skills that carry into later years.

Is Coaching Right for Your Child?

Coaching may be a great fit if your child:

  • Has big emotions or frequent meltdowns

  • Struggles with transitions or changes in routine

  • Has difficulty getting started or staying on task

  • Becomes overwhelmed easily

  • Needs support with focus, flexibility, or frustration tolerance

  • Is bright and capable but often feels “stuck”

You don’t need to wait until things feel unmanageable.

Early support helps children build confidence, resilience, and independence.

Elementary coaching is developmental and foundational.
I’m not “fixing behavior” — I’m teaching skills.

Common areas of focus include:

Self-Awareness

  • Noticing feelings, energy levels, and triggers

  • Understanding how emotions show up in the body

  • Learning language to describe what’s happening internally

Self-Regulation

  • Calming strategies for big emotions

  • Learning how to pause and reset

  • Practicing flexible responses when things don’t go as planned

Executive Function Foundations

  • Following routines

  • Task initiation (getting started)

  • Working through frustration

  • Completing age-appropriate tasks

  • Building confidence and independence

What Coaching Looks Like at This Age

Coaching sessions are:

  • Play-based and engaging

  • Strength-focused

  • Supportive and encouraging

  • Tailored to your child’s needs

I use activities, conversation, movement, and visuals to help children learn skills in a way that feels safe and approachable.

This is not tutoring and not therapy.

Coaching focuses on skill-building, problem-solving, and growth over time.

Parent Involvement Is Required

For elementary-aged children, parent involvement is essential.

Children practice skills in real life — during routines, transitions, and everyday moments at home. Coaching is most effective when parents and caregivers are part of the process.

Parent involvement may include:

  • Brief check-ins or updates

  • Strategy sharing and support

  • Alignment around language and expectations

  • Guidance for supporting skills between sessions

I’ll talk more about what parent involvement looks like during your consultation so expectations feel clear and manageable.

Next Steps:

If this sounds like what you’ve been looking for, the next step is a consultation.

This gives me a chance to:

  • Learn more about your child

  • Talk through concerns and goals

  • Explain how coaching and parent involvement would work

  • Decide together if this is the right fit

Schedule a Parent Consultation

Coaching Commitment for Elementary Students

For elementary-aged children:

  • Full-time coaching is required

    • $525/mo

    • 3x50 min coaching sessions/month

    • Brief parent collaboration touchpoint after each session

    • Up to 30 minutes of communication with any support team

    • In-person or virtual options

    • Access to weekly virtual body double sessions (Sundays, 5:00–5:50pm CST)

  • Consistency allows for trust, skill-building, and meaningful progress

  • Exceptions may be considered for 5th grade on a case-by-case basis

Skills like self-regulation and executive functioning take time to develop.

A consistent coaching relationship gives children the structure and support they need to grow.

Why Families Choose Positive Learning KC

Families choose to work with me during the elementary years because coaching at PLKC focuses on building strong foundations early — in a way that feels supportive, not overwhelming.

My approach is:

  • Strength-based, not behavior-focused
    I don’t try to correct or manage behavior. I focus on understanding what a child needs and teaching skills that support emotional growth, confidence, and self-control.

  • Developmentally appropriate for young learners
    Elementary-aged children are still learning how to understand their emotions, bodies, and reactions. Coaching meets children where they are and builds skills at a pace that feels safe and achievable.

  • Rooted in executive function foundations
    Coaching focuses on early skills like self-awareness, self-regulation, flexibility, task initiation, and follow-through — the building blocks for later independence.

  • Supportive of the whole family
    Children don’t practice skills in isolation. I work closely with parents to share strategies, language, and tools so growth continues between sessions.

  • Structured, but gentle
    Sessions are consistent and intentional, while still playful, engaging, and responsive to each child’s needs.

  • Focused on long-term growth
    Early coaching isn’t about quick fixes. It’s about helping children develop skills that will support them academically, socially, and emotionally for years to come.

Children aren’t rushed, labeled, or pressured.


They’re supported as they learn to understand themselves, manage big feelings, and build confidence.