A Guide to Executive Function
Executive function skills help us plan, focus attention, switch gears, and juggle tasks. Learn how to enhance and develop these core skills for lifelong health and well-being.
Executive function and self-regulation skills act like an air traffic control system in the brain, helping us manage information, make decisions, and plan ahead. We need these skills at every stage of life, and while no one is born with them, we are all born with the ability to develop these and other key skills.
Policies and programs can design developmental environments that support children in building these skills throughout the places where they live, learn, grow, and play. Dive into our resources on Executive Function to learn more about these essential skills and how to develop and support them throughout the lifespan.
