Your Child Isn't Lazy - It May Be Executive Functioning

Dr. Courtney Tolinski and her husband, Scott, discuss executive functioning skills - what they are, how they impact kids' success and why it's important to pay attention to. Topics covered include: What are executive functioning skills? How executive functioning skills show up during the phases of childhood. Why we need to help kids develop their executive functioning skills. Practical ways that parents can help their kids with these skills at home. Important reminders as parents to ask yourself when it still feels hard. Have a question for Dr. Courtney? Head over to https://phases.fm/questions and we may cover your question in the next Q&A.