By Peg Dawson
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Can wait for a short period of time when instructed by an adult. TOTAL SCORE: 4. , gets shoes from bedroom when asked). 5. Remembers instructions just given. 6. Follows two steps of a routine with only one prompt per step. TOTAL SCORE: 7. Can recover fairly quickly from a disappointment or change in plans. 8. Is able to use nonphysical solutions when another child takes toy away. 9. Can play in a group without becoming overly excited. TOTAL SCORE: 10. Can complete a 5-minute chore (may need supervision).
Or the 17-year-old could say, “If my boss asks me to work tomorrow night, I need to say I can’t. ” Obviously the baby’s recall of Mom is a far cry from her skills at age 11 or 17. But, in her ability to hold a picture of Mom in mind, we can see the beginning of this control. To help her develop a skill like working memory, you can provide your child with certain types of experiences. For an infant, you might provide manipulative, “cause–effect” toys such that when the baby performs an action, like banging it, the toy does something, like move or make a noise.
Patterns of strengths and weaknesses like these can be perfectly normal developmental variations. But that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t do anything about them if they’re affecting your child’s performance in school, at home, socially, athletically, or in any domain where you naturally want to see your child thrive. Executive skills are increasingly critical for success in our complex world, so if your child resembles Katie from the beginning of this chapter or seems scattered in other ways, it’s worth your time—and will ultimately save you time and aggravation—to do what you can to give your child’s executive skills a boost.