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“Executive function” is one of those phrases that gets thrown around a lot in child development, but it can be a little confusing. Read on to find out exactly what it means, and discover the executive functioning skills you can expect from kids at different age levels. What is executive ...
Executive Functioning Skills As a related resource, try these self-reflection activities for kids. Executive Functioning Skills On this page, you will find a resource for those who are working with children or adults on executive functioning skills, as well as a guide to promoting each of these...
We have come a long way in recognizing and supporting executive function skill deficits in students. Still, when it comes to learning disabilities, I find that when it comes to executive functioning issues, they are too often thought of as “won’t” instead of “can’t.” Executive-function...
Our approach at LearningWorks for Kids is to find activities that children already engage in and love to do and to use these opportunities as teaching moments for improving executive-functioning skills. Primarily, we use video games and technologies to teach executive-functioning skills, catching ki...
For many kids with ADHD and executive functioning difficulties, these sports have a degree of risk that makes them exciting and a bit dangerous. The high level of thrill-seeking makes these sports an ideal opportunity to experience sustained focus and the stimulation of dopamine reward ...
In the area of childhood attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, there is an urgent need for new, innovative, and child-focused treatments. A computerized executive functioning training with game elements aimed at enhancing self-control was developed. The first results are promising, and the next ...
And now, having two kids with their own schedules and sets of things to remember, it’s no wonder I feel like my brain is too full. Apps for Executive Functioning I tend to be an old-fashioned pen-and-paper gal, and only this year, I traded in my paper planner for a Google Calend...
The answer may be complicated, but often it comes down to a core set of skills that have increasingly been recognized as crucial for success in school: executive functioning. Executive functioning is the term used for a range of cognitive skills that help us regulate our behavior and ac...
increased use of mobile devices for calming children aged 3 to 5 years was found to be associated with decreased executive functioning and increased emotional reactivity at baseline; however, only emotional reactivity had bidirectional, longitudinal associations with device use for calming at 3 and 6 ...