Welcome to Episode 32: Executive Function Strategies for Kids. Join us for a overview of executive skills and how we can support these skills in children and teens. It's important to note that the development of a brain’s executive skills depends upon your age, your genetics and your experiences - and these are skills we can teach and learn.

Think about it:

• Is procrastinating over homework and projects a constant never ending battle?
• Is it concerning that your child can focus for hours and hours on a video game but can’t sit still for five homework problems?
• Do you find your child (or you!) can’t seem to keep track of what you need to do or often lose items?
• Are your child's binder, backpack, and possibly his bedroom, the entry points to the black holes of the universe?
• Do you have to remind your child over and over and over and over again to do things?

Kids aren't just lazy or lack common sense; we now have the tools to be able to support them in developing the 11 executive skills which include:

Cognitive skills - Working Memory, Planning Prioritization, Organization, Time Management, Metacognition

Behavioral Skills - Response Inhibition, Emotional Control, Flexibility, Sustained Attention, Task Initiation, Goal-Directed Persistence