Looking for ways to spend the time at home with your family, perhaps a much-needed reprieve from the negativity that permeate the news and social media feeds? If so, check out the following options for games that are fun and build executive functioning skills. Most are available from Amazon.
Executive functioning is a set of mental skills that including working memory, flexible thinking and self control. We use these skills every day to work, learn and manage daily life. It enables us to plan, focus attention, remember instructions and juggle multiple tasks simultaneously. It is the cognitive part of self regulation. Games to Improve Executive Functioning Skills Best Learning Games for Kids: Boost Their Executive Functioning Skills 8 Games That Can Improve Your Child's Executive Functioning Skills I teach mindfulness using the MindUp curriculum. Developed by the Goldie Hawn (yes, that Goldie Hawn!) Foundation, MindUp is evidence-based and built upon four pillars: neuroscience, mindful awareness, positive psychology and social-emotional learning. We begin by learning about the brain and its three main parts:
This year in wellness we are delving into mindfulness. Mindfulness is the ability to be fully present; aware of where we are, what we are doing and how we are feeling; and not overly reactive or overwhelmed by what is going on around us. While mindfulness is something we all naturally possess, it is more readily available to us with practice. Research has proven that there are numerous benefits of regular mindfulness practices. For more on these benefits, check out: I will share more about mindfulness, including practices you can do with your child, in later blog posts.
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