Executive function in children: Why it matters and how to help - Harvard Health Blog
Executive function in children: Why it matters and how to help Posted December 16, 2020, 10:30 am Contributor Executive function refers to skills that help us focus, plan, prioritize, work toward goals, self-regulate behaviors and emotions, adapt to new and unexpected situations, and ultimately engage in abstract thinking and planning. Just as a principal conductor would do for an orchestra, executive functions supervise and coordinate a multitude of cognitive, behavioral, and emotional tasks. Executive functions in childhood are, by default, challenging. That’s because, although our ...
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