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<p dir="ltr">Executive functioning skills are important, because they help us achieve our goals. Children with strong executive functioning skills have the focus, patience, flexibility and resilience to succeed in—and out—of school. </p> <p dir="ltr">While children continue to develop these skills into adolescence, research shows they surge at 4 years old. And they can be really fun to practice! In this episode, My New Life Host Jessica Rolph welcomes Whitman Professor of Psychology Dr. Melissa Clearfield a second time.</p> <p dir="ltr">She first appeared on the show 3 years ago to discuss her research demonstrating differences in executive function in infants. This time, the focus is on executive function in older children, specifically a child's ability to think ahead, a component of working memory.</p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>Takeaways:</strong></p> <ol> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">The three pillars of executive function are: impulse control, working ...