Ask Ellen: How to Develop Your Child’s Executive Function Skills

By Ellen Braaten, Contributor and Sara Rattigan, Communications Director

Posted in: Multimedia, Parenting Concerns, Videos

Topics: Learning + Attention Issues, Q+A

Executive function skills are essential for kids to thrive at school and at home. Planning, staying organized, and managing time are important for academic success and balancing the responsibilities of daily life. But what if your child is struggling with these skills?  

In our latest Ask Ellen Live Q&A, our co-director Dr. Ellen Braaten took questions directly from parents, teachers, and caregivers. Tune in to learn how you can help boost your child’s executive function skills as they transition back to school.    

Media List 

• How Do You Measure Executive Function Skills in Kids? (MGH Clay Center) 
• What Is Executive Function Coaching? (MGH Clay Center) 
• Understanding Executive Functioning Issues in Your Child (Understood) 
• What Is Working Memory? (MGH Clay Center)
• What Does It Mean To Be “Gifted?” (MGH Clay Center)
• Intro To Processing Speed (MGH Clay Center)

 

Episode produced by Joshua Eng  

Music by Dr. Gene Beresin 

Special thanks to Monique Costa, Mass General Social Media Manager, and the Mass General Marketing Department

We are deeply grateful to Lavinia Clay and the Clay Center Advisory Council for supporting our Ask Ellen Q&A series. Their steadfast commitment to the Clay Center’s mission makes our work possible.