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What Is Executive Function?
Executive functions are the thinking skills that handle planning, organizing, problem-solving and regulating behavior. They're the brain's management system, and they show up everywhere:
- Planning and prioritizing what comes first
- Organizing time, space and materials
- Getting started, and actually finishing
- Managing emotions and impulses
- Adjusting when plans change
When these skills are a struggle, everyday life feels harder than it should. The good news: they can be taught and practiced, at any age.
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Try a Skill This Week
Short, practical strategies you can put to work at home, school or the office. Each one comes from real coaching sessions.
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Get Ready, Do, Done – Executive Function Skills
Get Ready, Do, Done – Executive Function Skills Today’s Executive Function Skill is about planning. Those of us with executive…
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Match the Picture – Executive Function Skill
My EF Coach summer tip. Today’s tip is about organization and if you are like me, having your kids home…
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The Summer No-Structure Nightmare
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8 Keys to Parenting Children with ADHD
A clear, encouraging guide for parents who want strategies that actually work at home.
Slider Chore Charts
Build your own task list with built-in sliders to mark things complete. Great for routines.
Our Favorite Fidget
Helps busy hands stay busy during focus time, with low distraction for everyone else.
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