LD Expert Podcast

Episode 12: Build Your Child’s Executive Function – Sarah Ward

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In this episode

  • How the Pandemic has impacted students' Executive Function
  • Practical strategies for parents to help their kids build Executive Function skills and situational awareness
  • Fun and simple exercises to develop time management, organization, problem-solving, decision making, & social skills

Episode highlight

"Executive Function is really forethought based. The more you can help your kids visualize - start with the end in mind and work backwards - the more success you'll have with developing Executive Function."

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Bonus Q&A

  • My 4th grader is showing issues with executive function. Is this typical at this age?
  • How does bad self-regulation and bad executive functioning relate?
  • How to encourage kids to stay motivated with boring activities?