“Five More Minutes” Is Never Five Minutes

What you’re seeing: Every morning is a scramble to get out the door. “Five more minutes” turns into forty. A quick task takes all evening, and the big project starts the night before it’s due. Your child is shocked, every time, when it’s time to leave, stop, or switch. No matter how many warnings you give, time seems to slip right past them.

Why it’s happening: Managing time is an executive function skill, and for many outside-the-box kids, time is hard to feel. This is often called “time blindness.” These kids struggle to sense how much time has passed, estimate how long something will take, or keep the future in mind while they’re focused on the present. For them, there’s really only “now” and “not now.” When they’re deep in something they love, time disappears completely.

What helps: When time can’t be felt, it has to be made visible. In this session, Jill Gitten Aloia, PhD, ABPP-CN, shows you how to give your child concrete ways to see, track, and plan their time.

What we’ll cover:

After Dr. Jill’s talk, she’ll be joined by Lily Baiser, MS, OTR/L, for a live parent community Q&A. Bring your hardest time moments, like mornings, bedtime, screen limits, and homework, and Dr. Jill and Lily will help you figure out what to try.