Webinar Recording: Executive Function: What It Is and Why It Matters with Dr. Mark Bertin

One of the newest discoveries in brain development is the importance of executive function (EF), a set of cognitive abilities responsible for self-monitoring, life management, and emotional regulation. EF is critical for social development, family relationships, and academic success. Understanding executive function relates to everything from decision-making around health routines to managing technology, problem-solving, planning, and reaching your goals, and relates to the practical benefits of mindfulness. For anyone living with ADHD, understanding executive function is not just an academic concept, but is the key to comprehensive care. This talk includes a review of current research that supports practical choices that foster resilience and let you set yourself up to thrive.

Learning Objectives:

• How to recognize the vital importance of executive function in supporting social-emotional well-being and health.
• Decisions adults can make that support executive function
• How executive function relates to both the concept of mindfulness – and ADHD

Who: Dr. Mark Bertin

Biography

Dr. Bertin is a developmental pediatrician and author of How Children Thrive, Mindful Parenting for ADHD, Mindfulness, and Self-Compassion for Teen ADHD and The Family ADHD Solution, which integrate mindfulness into the rest of pediatric care. He is a contributing author for the book Teaching Mindfulness Skills to Kids and Teens. Dr. Bertin is on faculty at New York Medical College and the Windward Teacher Training Institute, and on the advisory boards for the American Professional Society of ADHD and Related Disorders, Common Sense Media and Reach Out and Read. His blog is available through Mindful.org, Psychology Today, and elsewhere. For more information, please visit his website at Dr. Bertin is a developmental pediatrician and author of How Children Thrive, Mindful Parenting for ADHD, Mindfulness, and Self-Compassion for Teen ADHD and The Family ADHD Solution, which integrate mindfulness into the rest of pediatric care. He is a contributing author for the book Teaching Mindfulness Skills to Kids and Teens. Dr. Bertin is on faculty at New York Medical College and the Windward Teacher Training Institute, and on the advisory boards for the American Professional Society of ADHD and Related Disorders, Common Sense Media and Reach Out and Read. His blog is available through Mindful.org, Psychology Today, and elsewhere. For more information, please visit his website at www.developmentaldoctor.com.