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Nurturing Little Superheroes: A Parent’s Guide to Boosting Preschoolers’ Executive Function
Have you ever wondered what you can teach your child today that will help them develop lifelong success? Read on to learn how you can help your child develop strong executive function skills!
Dolly Lowery: What Every Parent Should Know About Brain Development
In this post we interview Dolly Lowery, CEO of BrainyAct, which helps children with learning differences develop cognitive skills by addressing foundational brain development skills including sensory, motor, and balance.
The Dance of Development: Motor Skills and the Brain
The Connection Between Physical Play and Mental Development: As parents, we often marvel at the physical milestones our children achieve, from their first steps to
Finding the Right Level of Challenge to Build your Child’s EF skills
What is This Article About? Children develop at different rates, and this includes their executive function (EF) development. One of the best ways you can
Free For Parents: Fun Games That Build EF Skills
Practicing EF skills with your child is shown to improve their lifelong decision-making and impulse control skills. But making time (and knowing what games to
How are Executive Function and Learning Connected?
This week: New Executive Function Science This week we are taking a look at a 2021 study from the Journal of Experimental Child Psychology that
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Pre-K Executive Function Predicts 3rd Grade Academic Achievement
As an educator, you know how important it is to find learning and behavioral issues as early as possible in children to give them the
Improving Executive Function in Early Childhood: When Less is More
Executive Function skills change significantly between the ages of 3 and 5. In this example video, Dr. Stephanie Carlson, Co-Founder and Chief Science Officer of
What is the Minnesota Executive Function Scale (MEFS)?
Video: about MEFS and Reflection Sciences https://youtu.be/0U7qjXHJU9A At Reflection Sciences, we are here to scientifically support your goals surrounding social-emotional development, Executive Function, and school
Helping Teens Stay On Task During the Coronavirus Quarantine
The stay-at-home orders and remote learning brought about by the novel coronavirus can be especially difficult for teens and their families to adjust to. The