Mind in the Making (Executive Function)

The Seven Essential Life Skills Every Child Needs This is research-based advice for parents on how to raise their children to be well rounded and achieve their full potential, helping them learn to take on life's challenges, communicate well with others, and remain committed to learning. These "essential life skills" Ellen Galinsky has spent her career pursuing, through studies and decades of talking with hundreds of outstanding researchers in child development and neuroscience. The good news is that there are simple everyday things that all parents can do to build these skills in their children for today and for the future. They don't cost money, and it's never too late to begin.Children need skills for focus and self control, perspective taking, communicating, making connections, critical thinking, taking on challenges, and self-directed, engaged learning. These are skills that give children the ability to focus on their goals so they can learn more easily and communicate what they've learned, preparing them for life.