🧠✨ Strengthening Executive Functioning: Skills for Everyday Success

Executive functioning skills are the mental tools we use every day to manage time, stay organised, control impulses, and achieve our goals.

Whether it’s remembering instructions, starting a task, or adapting to change, these skills are essential for success in school, work, and life.

At NEST, we’re passionate about helping individuals and families understand how these skills work — and how to strengthen them.

📚 What Are Executive Functioning Skills?

Here’s a quick look at some of the key areas:

• Working Memory – Holding on to information just long enough to follow instructions or solve problems.

• Task Initiative – Starting tasks independently without needing prompts.

• Time Management – Planning and organising time effectively to meet deadlines.

• Impulse Control – Resisting urges and making thoughtful decisions.

• Planning & Prioritising – Organising tasks and focusing on what matters most.

• Cognitive Flexibility – Adapting to new information or changing perspectives.

• Goal-Oriented Persistence – Staying focused and working toward goals despite challenges.

  
  

💡 Want to Learn More?

We’ve created a pre-recorded workshop and resources in our Learn Zone to help you dive deeper into executive functioning and how to support it at home or in the classroom.

👉 Explore the workshop here

👉 Explore the learn zone here

Let’s build the skills that help minds thrive — one step at a time.