Executive functioning refers to a set of mental skills that enables people to get tasks done
Zipora Schuck MA, MS and Devora Schuck LCSW
You may have heard the term executive functioning and thought that it has something to do with how offices operate or high-level business meetings. You wouldn’t be completely wrong, but you wouldn’t be entirely right either.
Executive functioning refers to a set of mental skills that enables people to get tasks done. Executive functioning covers a host of organizational, time-management, and flexible thinking skills that are often most prominent in their absence. Many of us are generally strong in some, neutral in others, and weak in a few.
Strong executive functions skills will help a child shine in school. There are many activities you can do at home to help strengthen these skills:
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