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Understanding Executive Functioning Issues
Understanding Executive Functioning Issues
The term executive function refers to a group of important mental skills that allow us to set goals and get things done. It includes working memory, flexible thinking and self-control. Kids who have executive functioning issues may have difficulty in school, often leaving books behind, having trouble following directions, or forgetting to turn in homework assignments. In this video, Stephanie M. Carlson, Ph.D., professor and director of research at the Institute of Child Development, University of Minnesota, explains what you need to know about executive function skills. Learn why some kids struggle with executive functions and what you can do to help nurture your child's executive function skills. Then learn more about executive functioning issues, and other learning and attention issues, at Understood.org.Â
The three main areas of executive function are:
Cognitive flexibility (also called flexible thinking)
Inhibitory control (which includes self-control)
Executive function is responsible for a number of skills, including:
Organizing, planning, and prioritizing
Starting tasks and staying focused on them to completion
Understanding different points of view
Regulating emotions
Self-monitoring (keeping track of what youâre doing)
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