Executive function — the term for critical mental skills like organization, focus, time management and emotional regulation — help all of us navigate our daily lives. People with ADHD are much more ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover Mental Wellness for Adolescents and Adults. Executive functioning skills are your child’s mental control center, ...

Remote learning was a disaster for many students when it was introduced in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. Schools and teachers were not prepared, access to technology was inconsistent, and ...

Teens’ focus is interrupted, on average, every 90 seconds. Something as simple as an audible notification can draw focus away from a task. And when humans are distracted, it takes 23 minutes to get ...

Executive functions play a critical role in the overall learning process as the all-encompassing self-regulatory system of cognition. Deficits in executive function impact all aspects of learning, ...

SOS4Students announced its winter workshop schedule, offering four intensive, half-day sessions designed to equip middle and high school students with essential executive function skills. The ...

Every human being lives with executive functioning strengths and challenges. These executive functioning skills—the domain of our prefrontal cortex—help us connect, prioritize and integrate cognitive ...

On March 25th, we celebrated Executive Function Day at the Georgia Capitol. Lawmakers heard directly from the students, educators, families, and advocates who see firsthand how Executive Function ...

A new Harvard study finds that kids who were six and seven when COVID hit are still lagging in crucial focus and self-control ...

A child picks up a crayon and begins to sketch a scene from a story, not knowing that this simple act is strengthening the ...