Nurturing executive function skills is crucial for success in academics, work, and daily life. Whether it’s a child learning to focus or an adult managing complex tasks, these skills empower us to orchestrate our lives effectively:
Task Initiation: Address motivators that will overcome procrastination.
Inhibitory Control: Learn and practice resisting distractions, managing impulses, and staying on track.
Emotional Regulation: Learn and practice managing emotions, adapting to stress, and maintaining equilibrium. Mindfulness is a great exercise to help regulate emotions that lead to stress and breakdowns.
Planning and Organization: Create and follow visual roadmaps and task boards. Learn and practice setting goals and breaking goals into manageable tasks.
Flexibility: Learn and practice adapting to changes, shifting gears, and thinking outside the box.
Specialized Focus:
- Early Childhood: Follow routines, Focus attention, and Control impulses.
- Teen Years: Planning, Organizing, and Managing Time, Activities, and Money. Study habits, researching, journaling, and note-taking.
- Adulthood: Maintain schedules, Job hunting and Job oversight, Independent Living / Living on Campus
