Executive function skills

Planning, starting, remembering and organizing are skills that can be practised, a little at a time.

Try this first

A 3-step starter

1
Pick one skill
Choose one, like packing the school bag, and practise just that.
2
Do it together first
Model it, then do it together, then let them try alone.
3
Praise the effort
Notice the steps they managed, not only the result.

Game-style chore and routine app where kids care for a virtual pet by finishing tasks; parent app sets tasks

Parent guide to building kids' executive skills with age-based activities (2nd ed., with Colin Guare)

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