What is Executive Functioing?

9/24/2025

🎥 Episode 1 – What Are Executive Functioning Skills?
Did you know that skills like planning, focus, and self-control matter as much as IQ for school success?
Executive functioning skills are like the brain’s air traffic control system — they help kids manage their thoughts, actions, and emotions to reach goals.
These skills include:
🧠 Working memory – holding and using information
🎯 Focus and attention – staying on task
⏱️ Planning and organization – managing time and materials
💡 Flexible thinking – adapting when things change
😌 Self-control – managing impulses and emotions
These skills grow from preschool into early adulthood. Parents can help by creating routines, modeling problem-solving, and letting children practice decision-making in safe, age-appropriate ways.
Strong executive functioning skills set kids up for success — in school and in life.

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Yolande Robinson, M.Ed.

Yolande Robinson is the owner of Learn and Lead Educational Center. Yolande believes in the power of educating, inspiring and empowering individuals to reach their potential personally, in their families and in their careers.

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