Children’s executive function skills need to play a game of catch-up, concludes a new research study. The study puts the blame on the pandemic, when those skills grew at a lower rate than is ...

Executive function scores in children aged 3 years through 11 years dropped by 0.5 SDs following the COVID pandemic onset and remained below pre-pandemic levels through 2023. The decline affected ...

How did the COVID-19 pandemic impact young children’s executive function skills? Executive function skills are a set of inter-related processes that support attention, self-control, and goal-directed ...

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 gonna be late! Most ...

Executive function skills are a set of inter-related processes that support attention, self-control, and goal-directed behavior. Executive function has been linked to positive outcomes across multiple ...