Executive Function: What Is It Really?

Child standing at the start of a stepping-stone path representing executive functioning skills such as planning, focus and getting started.

Executive Function: What Is It Really, and Why Does Everyone Keep Talking About It? If you’ve spent any time reading about child development, ADHD, autism, learning differences, or even parenting in general, you’ve probably come across the phrase executive functioning. It seems to be everywhere. Parents are often told: “Your child struggles with executive functioning.” […]

As Parents, How Do We Teach What We Were Never Taught?

a woman, child and man walking together on road at sunset, their shoes and lower legs

“As Parents, How Do We Teach What We Were Never Taught?” Being responsible for raising a child is one of the most important jobs we will ever have, yet very few of us are ever taught how to do it. We are expected to help our children become self-aware, develop self-respect, respect others, manage emotions, […]