<p>The kids that I work with who are often really unorganized often have parents who admit to being unorganized as well. Organization is a skill that needs to be taught from a young age. We expected our kids to be responsible for most of their work in middle school as well or deal with the natural consequences. But the fact is, we had been teaching them executive function skills from very early on. Sometimes I think we expect kids to just be able to organize without taking the time to walk them through the steps they need to do every single day, day in and day out. Parents need to be big part of this process.</p>