Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover Mental Wellness for Adolescents and Adults. Executive functioning skills are your child’s mental control center, ...

Executive function skills is a term we hear a lot these days—almost like a buzzword. But what does it mean, and how does it relate to ADHD? Executive function skills are brain-based abilities that ...

Encouraging multilingualism at home could benefit kids with autism spectrum disorders, the researchers conclude, and could even provide a “natural intervention” for some types of executive function.

Aaron Buss received funding from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Alexis McCraw does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from ...

The college application process is a critical time in an adolescent's life, marking a transition into greater independence and responsibility. As a parent and a college admissions expert, I understand ...

Your working memory, cognitive flexibility, and self-regulation are core components of executive function (EF), an interrelated set of mental skills that lay the foundation for advanced cognitive ...

Executive function—top-down processes by which the human mind controls behavior, regulating thoughts and actions—have long been studied using a standard set of tools, with these assessments being ...

Your personal story about money may impair how you interact with it. There are executive function strategies to help reduce ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Parents of young children probably recognize the hectic mornings filled with reminding the kids to eat breakfast, brush their teeth and put on their shoes – and hurry up, you’re ...

SOS4Students announced its winter workshop schedule, offering four intensive, half-day sessions designed to equip middle and high school students with essential executive function skills. The ...