Executive Function: Minors

Designed for those working with children and young people, covering executive function development from birth to age 25. This includes the full maturation timeline of the prefrontal cortex, which is responsible for executive functioning and takes approximately 25 years to fully develop.

You will learn:

• How executive function skills develop from infancy through adolescence into early adulthood
• The role of brain growth, neural pruning, and environmental influences
• How different neurotypes (ADHD, Autism, Dyslexia, etc.) affect developing executive functions
• How substances such as alcohol, cannabis, nicotine, and other drugs impact the developing brain and disrupt executive function skills
• How trauma, stress, attachment, and home and school environments shape executive functioning
• Child-friendly tools, activities, and coaching methods to build and strengthen executive function skills
• How executive function challenges show up in learning, behaviour, emotional regulation, and social development—and how to support them effectively
• How to deliver child and youth Executive Function Coaching using the provided resource pack and ready-to-use session plans