Because of executive function (EF) skills' importance for social, emotional, and academic
success, there is strong interest in supporting their development in early childhood. Efforts to …

Executive functions (EF) and self-regulation (SR) are fundamental for children's learning,
school functioning and academic achievement. EF/SR fail to develop to its full potential if …

Purpose Exposures early in life, beginning in utero, have long-term impacts on mental and
physical health. The ECHO prenatal and early childhood pathways to health consortium …

Executive function (EF) skills, including working memory, inhibition, and cognitive flexibility,
form the neurocognitive basis for conscious, goal-directed behavior and self-control. Young …

Does your child have difficulty meeting deadlines, staying organized, or keeping track of
important information? Do they tend to forget details? Are they prone to emotional …

This study's purpose was to investigate effects of 3 intervention approaches for building
working memory (WM) and improving word-problem solving (WPS). Children with …

This article assesses the cool–hot executive function (EF) framework during childhood. First,
conceptual analyses suggest that cool EF (cEF) is generally distinguished from hot EF (hEF) …

Identifying the underpinnings of mathematics proficiency is relevant for all societies. A
growing literature supports a relation between executive function (EF) and mathematics …

In recent years, play has been shown to be a powerful means to enhance learning and brain
development. It is also known that through play children enhance their executive function …

Schoolchildren with better executive functioning skills achieve better mathematics results. It
is less clear how inhibition, cognitive flexibility, and working memory combine to predict …