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title: Executive function strategies for your child
description: How can you help your child with executive functioning challenges at home? Try these parenting strategies and tips to improve executive function.
slug: executive-functioning-issues-strategies-you-can-try-at-home
author: The Understood Team
reviewer: Bob Cunningham, EdM
published: '2019-08-05T15:01:15.005Z'
thumbnail: https://cdn-images.understood.org/p0qf7j048i0q/12OBMriTaRTQqSxrJeCezK/39ad15f06c826b392ec75fa6dcd5e452/G1205983003.jpg
source_url: https://www.understood.org/en/articles/executive-functioning-issues-strategies-you-can-try-at-home
lang: en
---

# Executive function strategies for your child

Parenting a child who has trouble with [executive function](https://www.understood.org/en/articles/what-is-executive-function) can have its challenges. But there are specific strategies and tools that can make everyday life easier for you and your child. Explore the strategies below, focusing on what might work best for your child.

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