Top 7 Executive Functioning Strategies for Kids

Do you know what executive functioning is?? Better yet, do you know how it impacts your child's ability to successfully get through their day?? Today's video is giving you a little background on what exactly executive functioning skills are PLUS we're sharing 7 of our favorite strategies you can implement to improve your child's executive functioning skills during play!

Table of Contents
00:00 Introduction
01:05 The 7 components of executive functions
02:35 Areas were kiddos may struggle / Functional challenges
07:41 7 Favorite activities for executive functioning

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[executivefunction]

I like to explain Executive Function as POSITIVE skills which stands for: Planning, Organization, Self-awareness, Initiation, Time-management, Inhibition, Visualizing outcomes, and Evaluating priorities.

[ChilledOut]

Thank you for your videos! I am a support teacher for children in foster care and these videos are so helpful in building a toolbox of strategies to develop executive functioning skills. I always recommend an OT 🙌🏽

[tiarosebloom]

I struggle so much with my own executive function skills that helping my child feels like the blind leading the blind.

[makaylasterling]

Amazing video. This got me hooked on your channel. I will definitely be listening to your podcasts now.

[Imalilcrabby]

Thank you all for making this video!! I will be checking out the podcast and implementing some activities for my 5 yo (and little sister to join in the fun too).

[NabanitaDutta-zu]

Thank you so much ladies. Could you please share some metronome exercises which I can do at home with my child with ADHD

[elamp]

Thank you so much! Your podcast and videos have helped me a lot!

[Eclipce]

So OT would be the one to work with the executive functioning?

[lindamackay]

Is there something out there adapted for Adults struggling with there Executive Functioning Skills?

[jbedwick]

Is the Zones of Regulation page you held up in this video available for free download, or do we have to buy it on her page? You're the second reference to that I've seen in the last week so it seems it's something I need for my boys :)

[evanschullery]

Is the metronome meant to be played during an activity as background sound or is the child supposed to perform a task at the tempo of the metronome? Thanks!

[yolandapierson]

My son got an after school detention for crushing smarties candy and acting like he was smoking weed. This was taught by his peers. The first time he pretended he got a warning. How can we curve that Talking to him doesn’t work. Can you explain it to me?

[rekhasoni]

Hii, my 11 years old boy studying in 5 th std and have almost symptoms, please help for aggressive and self talking behaviour and sensory issues

[nryane]

Music is so distracting that I can’t concentrate on your words. I’m going to turn off the sound and turn on the closed captioning. (Auditory processing challenges here.)

[kamicrum]

No thus wasnt my child, its A whst the doctors at ucla medicalcenter called a stroke, abpiece of a vegitative growth( think internal wart, became brittal & broke Off.)causing what the doctors termed a stroke. I was 29 years old with 3 children 6, 4, almost 2 months. Yah, real fun! Well
I believe this truggered adhd in me. Before, I think I was borderline, before, loved that hyperfocas, used it toget so much done.now squirrel, bunny, shiny! Huh??? Clutter everywhere, shug, I've always been messy.trying to fugure out hiw to get my exfuntion to work again.😊