Promoting Regulation and Flexibility in Thinking

This concise guide introduces the importance of executive function for social and emotional well-being, and effective learning. This engaging book offers knowledge and strategies for improving executive function together with an understanding of its relevance for diverse populations.

Kristen M. Weede Alexander is a Child and Adolescent Development Professor at California State University, Sacramento. She received her Ph.D. in Human Development from the University of California, Davis in 2002 and her current research interests are in stress, coping, and memory in context. Karen M. Davis O'Hara serves as the Executive Dean of Sierra College (Nevada County Campus), having formerly been a Professor of Child Development and administrator in the College of Education at California State University, Sacramento. She received her Ph.D. in Human Development from University of California, Davis, and her research focuses on emotion regulation.

Foreword Preface Introduction 1 Executive Function and Human Development: Control, Biology, and Regulation 2. Thinking, Learning, and Development of Executive Function 3. Foundations for Emotional Development and Regulation 4. Social Cognition: The Interface between Cognitive and Social-Emotional Development 5. Applications of Executive Function within Careers that Involve Direct Work with Children, Adolescents, and Families 6. Advocating for Developmentally Appropriate Policy, Outreach, and Well-being References