How building executive functions can support your child's motivation in school with Dr. Stephanie Carlson

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Let's talk about executive functions and how these skills support your child's academic performance!
In today's episode, I chat with Dr. Stephanie Carlson, Tedx speaker and Distinguished McKnight University Professor in the Institute of Child Development at the University of Minnesota. She investigates basic developmental processes in executive function in children.
If your child often gets stuck in their emotions, struggle with staying focused or struggles with getting organized or planning, this is a must-listen episode for you!
We chat about emotions, sleep (I learned that total hours of sleep isn't as important as I thought!) and how you can support your child in their early years to help them build these important skills that create the foundation of their future emotional and physical health.
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Sources:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvyTiC_byOo
https://reflectionsciences.com/
https://reflectiveperformanceinc.com/
Study: Metacognitive processes and associations to executive function and motivation during a problem-solving task in 3–5 year olds
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11409-020-09244-6
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Dr. Carlson is currently conducting a fully online research study examining the predictors of career interests in children, as EF skills might be one overlooked predictor of the topics and jobs students are drawn to in high school and beyond. To be eligible for this study, you must live in the United States, and your child must be in 4th or 8th grade in the 2023-24 school year. Families will be contacted each year for 4 years. Compensation (wide selection of gift cards) depends on level of participation and ranges from $10-$50 per year.
https://innovation.umn.edu/child-lab/research/curr

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1. How building executive functions can support your child's motivation in school with Dr. Stephanie Carlson (00:00:00)

2. Supporting Child's Executive Function Development (00:00:01)

3. Understanding Executive Function Skills in Children (00:06:01)

4. Developmental Expectations and Executive Functions (00:15:56)

5. Developing Executive Function Skills in Children (00:23:39)

6. Supporting Child Autonomy and Sleep Importance (00:30:47)

7. Improving Executive Function Skills in Adults (00:40:44)

8. The Importance of Executive Function Skills (00:54:26)