Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover Mental Wellness for Adolescents and Adults. Executive functioning skills are your child’s mental control center, ...

As a child and teen psychotherapist, I have seen an influx of parents telling me that their child has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). In this post, I would like to delve into ADHD, ...

Your working memory, cognitive flexibility, and self-regulation are core components of executive function (EF), an interrelated set of mental skills that lay the foundation for advanced cognitive ...

The name of this Psychology Today blog is “Screen Play," which might lead one to believe that it’s about movies and television. But the focus is more on the screens kids are using today—their cell ...

Executive function—top-down processes by which the human mind controls behavior, regulating thoughts and actions—have long been studied using a standard set of tools, with these assessments being ...

Whether you have a diagnosed condition or just need help staying organized, strategies to improve executive functioning skills can help.

Vulnerability causes people to do some interesting things. For preteens, it often manifests into cutthroat judgment and meanness as defense mechanisms. If you look stupid, then I won’t. Couple that ...

A new peer-reviewed study led by scientists at the Perception Dynamics Institute and the University of California San Diego ...

Mental imagery after stroke correlated with cognitive and executive performance during early rehabilitation, especially visuo ...