What Is Executive Function?

Executive functions are a set of skills that include organization, attention, and planning. This includes impulse control, emotional control, and working memory. Learn more about executive functioning and how you can help your child improve these skills.

In this video, Stephanie Carlson, PhD, Director of Research, Institute of Child Development University of Minnesota, explains how executive functioning skills develop in kids. “It refers to a group of important mental skills that allows us to set goals and get things done,” says Dr. Carlson. The three main areas of executive function are working memory, flexible thinking, and inhibitory control, according to Dr. Carlson. Kids that struggle with executive function may also face challenges in life and in school. Watch as Dr. Carlson shares advice on ways to improve executive function in kids. Keep in mind, executive function has nothing to do with intelligence.

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