Executive function is a term used to describe the cognitive process of how people self-regulate, prioritize, plan, initiate, and attend to tasks. Oftentimes, we explain it to children (and adults!) as being the “boss” of our brain. The boss has to tell our brain what...
Executive Function
My Child Got a Concussion, Now What?
Written by: Taelor Johnson, M.S., CCC-SLP We know you live a busy, full, and exciting life. Shuffling kids to and from practices, making sure everyone is fed and on time for all their activities, and managing everyone’s ever-changing schedules. Injuries, while a part...
Magic To-Do List: Executive Functioning Tool
Written By: Samantha Walker, M.A., CF-SLP Executive functioning is at the core of everything we do: planning/plan execution, organization, creating goals, attention, and task initiation just to name a few. Take ordering pizzas for example. Planning what you will order...
How Does Executive Functioning Relate to My Child?
Executive functioning refers to our cognitive skills to initiate and maintain attention, follow directions, remember events and information, organize information, demonstrate self-control, and more. Like other skills, executive functions are learned through experience...
3 Ways to Help with Attention and Executive Functioning
Executive functioning refers to the cognitive skills we use to initiate and maintain attention, follow directions, remember events and information, organize information and demonstrate self-control. Trouble with executive functioning can be present in many different...
Games and Activities to Improve Attention and Executive Functioning
The following are games and activities to improve executive functioning at home. These are just some of the many available games/activities, which are great for all ages, but age suggestions are also provided. Have fun with this while also working to improve your...






