BrowseOur books and activities are a great way to enhance the development of executive functioning skills in children, providing a guideline for parents and opportunities for children to practice much-needed skills and then generalize them to other parts of their lives—from home to the schoolroom and beyond. |
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Tell Me a StoryComing this fall, get to know the joy and magic of telling stories and how this can help children thrive at school!
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About Our Books & Products
Our fiction and non-fiction picture books are designed to introduce and promote self-regulation. Our activity books are based on lesson modules from lilPLANit™, a collection of activity-based teaching tools designed to provide children with foundational skills in the development of executive function. Each of our books includes a Note for Parents section that shares tips, resources, and a short review on each topic at hand, written and reviewed by a panel of child experts.
What Is Executive Function? Executive function skills are a set of cognitive skills that require the orchestration of many cognitive functions and the simultaneous use of more than one cognitive function. Planning, problem solving, behavioral regulation, emotional control, organization of one’s thoughts and materials, cognitive flexibility, working memory, and the ability to both initiate and complete tasks and projects all fall under the umbrella of executive function. Research has shown that well-developed executive functioning skills are closely related to school readiness in kindergartners and academic success in school-aged children. The benefits of mastering these skills multiply during adolescence, when teens’ brains are more emotionally driven. |
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Complex concepts such as understanding emotions or physical experiences are difficult to explain and teach to young children. Children benefit from learning about general functions of what is happening to their body and mind.
The Mind & Body Learning Library introduces to young children important basic concepts about our mind and body and how they’re connected to each other; helping them feel empowered by the knowledge and explanations. It also introduces and promotes self-care. A fantastic series, and great resource for children and adults! |