Building the Brain’s “Air Traffic Control” System: How Early Experiences Shape the Development of Executive Function
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Executive function skills help us plan, focus attention, switch gears, and juggle multiple tasks—much like an air traffic control system at a busy airport. Acquiring the early building blocks of these skills is one of the most important and challenging tasks of the early childhood years. Their strength is critical to healthy development throughout childhood, adolescence, and early adulthood. This working paper from the National Scientific Council on the Developing Child explains how these lifelong skills develop, what can disrupt their development, and how supporting them pays off in school and life.
Organization/Author: Center on the Developing Child, Harvard University
Type of Resource: Report
Publication Date: 2011