7 Core Executive Functions in Children & Teens

Does your child struggle with organization, starting tasks, or sustaining the effort to finish projects? Do they struggle to remember what was just heard or to manage their emotions? Do they misplace school supplies, prioritize the wrong things, and get overwhelmed by big projects? If so, they may have an executive function deficit.

Executive function refers to the cognitive or mental abilities that we need to actively pursue goals. They dictate how we behave toward our future goals and what mental abilities we need to accomplish them.

Up to 90% of kids with ADHD have executive function challenges, many of which last into adulthood. But it’s never too late for your child to improve their executive function skills. The 7 Core Executive Functions in Children & Teens eBook shows you how.

In its 320+ pages, 7 Core Executive Functions in Children & Teens details expert advice and resources spanning the following topics:

• Signs of executive function deficits
• What parents misunderstand about executive function
• Classroom behaviors rooted in executive dysfunction
• Brain tricks to improve working memory
• How emotions impact self-regulation and inhibition
• Age-appropriate strategies to strengthen executive functioning skills
• Why it’s hard to motivate children with ADHD — and what to do about it
• What social executive function skills elude kids with ADHD
• And much more!

Above all, caregivers will learn insights into executive function, strategies for strengthening working memory, emotional regulation, and metacognition, and ways to help children realize their abilities, do tasks independently, and build confidence.

12-PART GUIDE TO BUILDING EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS

This comprehensive report describes the seven core executive functions, how they affect the ADHD brain, and ways to improve them so your child can lead a successful life in the classroom and beyond. Chapters include:

• THE ADHD-EXECUTIVE FUNCTION LINK

  • Discover why ADHD and executive function disorder are tightly linked, seven executive function deficits tied to ADHD, and common misperceptions about executive dysfunction

• WHAT DOES EXECUTIVE DYSFUNCTION LOOK LIKE IN REAL LIFE?

  • Learn the signs and symptoms of executive dysfunction in the classroom and at home, treatment options, and how to teach executive functioning skills to students

• CORE EXECUTIVE FUNCTION #1: EMOTIONAL SELF-REGULATION

  • Learn how dysregulated emotions hijack the teen ADHD brain, plus get emotional resilience pointers, anger management tips for children, and advice for defusing explosive reactions

• CORE EXECUTIVE FUNCTION #2: SELF-AWARENESS-METACOGNITION

  • Learn ways to practice self-awareness and hone metacognition, self-advocacy strategies, and how to address social learning challenges

• CORE EXECUTIVE FUNCTION #3: INHIBITION/SELF-RESTRAINT

  • Get guidance for curbing impulse-control problems at home and at school, learn how lying is rooted in weak inhibition, and find tips to stop kids from interrupting

• CORE EXECUTIVE FUNCTION #4 & #5: VERBAL & NON-VERBAL WORKING MEMORY

  • Learn the differences between verbal and non-verbal working memory, plus find classroom and home strategies to boost working memory and ADHD-friendly tricks to stop forgetting homework, directions, and plans

• CORE EXECUTIVE FUNCTION #6: PLANNING & PROBLEM-SOLVING

  • Find streamlined study and school organization pointers, verbal cues to help children problem-solve, and note-taking strategies

• CORE EXECUTIVE FUNCTION #7: SELF-MOTIVATION

  • How to overcome problems with motivation, build drive and confidence, build goal-setting skills, and use behavior chart rewards and incentives

• STRATEGIES FOR WEAK EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

  • How to improve concentration, time-management, and organizational skills; plus, ways to boost homework independence and classroom solutions to engage children

• NAVIGATING EXECUTIVE FUNCTION DEFICITS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL

  • Why executive functions falter in middle school, how to support tweens with ADHD who don’t want help, and how to successfully transition kids from elementary to middle school

• HOW EXECUTIVE FUNCTION DEFICITS AFFECT TEENS WITH ADHD

  • Ways to calm an emotionally dysregulated teen; plus, why teens stop trying, stress-management techniques, and how to set up and use a planner

• NEXT STEPS FOR CAREGIVERS + ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

  • Learn life skills that build independence and confidence, and how to support (not enable) your child

7 Core Executive Functions in Children & Teens: Strategies for Emotional Regulation, Inhibition, Problem-Solving, Working Memory, & Motivation

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The full report has even more expert advice, information regarding insights into executive dysfunction, the link between executive function and ADHD, and strategies for enhancing strong executive function skills from ADDitude!

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