The 'Executive Functioning Workbook for Kids' is a creative and engaging resource designed to help tweens to develop essential executive functioning skills. With its interactive approach and practical exercises, this workbook offers valuable tools for improving organisation, time management, and problem-solving abilities.

This book has several great ideas and exercises for improving kids executive functioning skills. I got this to use with my 14 year old but I think it’s better suited to my 7 year old. The illustrations are a bit juvenile for the intended age group.

Perfect Help for Teaching Kids Organizational Skills!



Oh, how I could have benefited from something like this 40 years ago… My kids also 15 years ago! Some are just born to organize their time… well I actually don’t believe that. I feel most kids learn from their parents or sibs and guidance from some really good teachers. Most are just left to flounder and maybe figure it out. 



I personally had to figure it out and thankfully I feel my kids weren’t harmed by my disorganization. 



I did begin to use tools like Cozi to plan our lives and began making lists to check off. I had a great College Professor who actually walked us through scheduling an end of class project and deadlines that I still use today when I have a project that just seems overwhelming. Doesn’t matter where you are in life… scheduling tasks and organizing time is always a part of functioning well!



I believe they have a version for Teens also.

I received a complimentary ARC of this book from NetGalley on behalf of the Publisher and was under no obligation to post a favorable review.

This book attempts to teach executive functioning skills such as planning and organizing to kids in an interactive, interesting way. Executive functioning skills are sorely lacking in many youngsters today. This book is colorful, interactive, and interesting. The illustrations and characters make a boring topic interesting to even elementary aged children. If you are looking for a way to teach prioritizing, time management, planning, attending, and organizing to an elementary school child, I recommend this title. Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the advance review copy in exchange for my honest review.

This was great. I definitely enjoyed looking through the workbook as an adult and am excited to have this when my child is old enough to read and use it.
The items in the book cover life skills that help everyone, but do work well with ADHD and neurodivergent children. It will help create skills that the child can learn now and use throughout the rest of their life.
Make to-do lists and never forget a task
Make checklists and always remember things for school, trips, and activities
Be on time and never miss an important event
Identify goals and have a great purpose in life
Break down goals into smaller steps to get started on their dreams right away
Use a calendar to manage time and stay on track
Identify which tasks are more important, so they become ultra-efficient

I'll be honest that I initially requested to review Executive Functioning Workbook for Kids because, though I am an adult, I felt the need to organize my life.

Executive Functioning Workbook for Kids did not disappoint! Its simplicity and cute images really help me sort myself and would make a great tool for children.

I’ve never seen a book about executive functioning for children or in workbook format. I liked the story of the planets. It kept the subject matter light for young readers. I personally have a 9 year old with executive function deficits and I could see the writing prompts being difficult for his age.

This book is a great resource as a parent and educator. I love how in depth this goes explaining the executive function. This is also well designed for kids and kept my child engaged as I discussed this with him. This is a great tool that is written well for kids to both participate in and understand. Highly recommend,

This workbook is bang on trend - ticking developmental neuroscience boxes for days!

Im sure most parents can empathise with the struggle of kids being less organised than we would like - this workbook teaches these skills in a fun and accessible way.

Designed for the age range 9-12, it is sectioned in such a way as to start with shorter lessons that have children collecting 'crystals' as they go along - the idea being that once they have collected all their crystals, they have completed all the lessons and get a tangible reward that will have been pre arranged arranged with their adult. Such a good way of motivating them!

The lessons are fun and engaging and as such I would definitely recommend this book.

My thanks to NetGalley, author and publisher for the opportunity to review this book in exchange for an advance copy.

Executive functioning skills topics are a work in progress in every classroom and home. This book puts a lot of emphasis on planning and priorities which are certainly executive functioning skills, but the text doesn't touch on executive functioning skills that are applicable for the classroom setting. Also, the illustrations are geared towards younger kids, while the content that pulls on self-analysis and writing prompts is geared toward older students. In all, a good starting reference.

The information, examples, and exercises in this workbook are clear, useful, and appropriate for developing and honing executive functioning skills like breaking down tasks, planning, and prioritizing competing demands or interests. The text is generally broken into manageable chunks and formats are changed often to hold reader attention. Lively illustrations also help prevent "walls of text" and offer ways to visualize concepts presented. These skills are not innate, so this would be a good resource for any kid, neurotypical or neurodivergent.

I'm not entirely sure about the conceit of the planets, animals, crystals, and mission. To me, it reads a little young when compared to the age/maturity of a student who would understand this text and be able to work through these exercises. However, that part can be emphasized or de-emphasized as necessary depending on each child's interest. This would definitely be worth trying either at home or school to introduce or strengthen these critical skills.

Many thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review!

This workbook is for adults and children to work through together to help the child develop executive functioning skills. Executive functioning skills include task management, awareness, organization, planning and other skills that young children and children with disabilities such as ADHD or autism may struggle to grasp. The book is set out like a space exploration adventure where the child is taken to different planets in each unit or lesson. There are sample calendars, to do list and other organizational tools as well as writing prompts and scenarios to help the child understand the purpose of the activities and skills being covered. I think this book is fantastic and I could definitely see using some of the ideas as part of whole class or small group lessons in my grade 3 classroom. I would also definitely recommend this text to parents of my students who seem to be struggling with organization. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for giving me the opportunity to check out this amazing resource!

This book is a fun way to engage your child in discussions about executive skills, such as goal setting, planning, finding your own strengths, prioritizing and so on. It is illustrated with space motifs and there are cute cartoon characters to encourage and set examples. There are questionnaires and exercises with space for your child to write out their own answers. In my opinion it's a great conversation generator, probably most useful if your child reads it with an adult who can help them see how the concepts apply to the real life examples from their day.
The layout of the text is very wide columns and I think the readability would be improved if they were narrower.
I received a Netgalley copy and this is a voluntary review.

I enjoyed the presentation of this book. I feel like it introduces the idea of executive function to a younger audience and makes the topic appropriate and manageable for kids.

This was such a great read for the littles to be able
To enjoy the process of learning and keep
them busy, interested, and active during the long summer months.
Full of plenty of activities.

This is a lovely book that I unfortunately couldn't test out because I have no kids. Nevertheless, from flipping through, I thought it can be an amazing way to teach any child those important executive functioning skills that many are lacking these days whether it's due to the lack of support or structure. If I put it to use in the future maybe with future students, I'll update my review.

Thanks to Netgalley and BooksGoSocial for the ARC of this!

My kids loved this and looked forward to reading a chapter a day, partially because the beginning suggests offering them a reward for finishing (which I didn’t like, personally) I don’t know how much they really got out of it though. My 9 year old had no problem doing the activities, but when I suggested applying strategies like breaking hard tasks down, she immediately melted down and said “then there’s so many more things to do” - and obviously the goal is to add to her real life toolbox, not just answer the questions when it earns a reward and deals with hypotheticals. The art was adorable and the text at age level, but overall, this didn’t do what I’d hoped.

The Executive Functioning Workbook for Kids is child-facing, for kids ages 9 to 12 who need a bit of extra help learning to plan and prioritize.

The book is well put together for an adult trying to help a child with executive functioning skills. The information at the beginning with strategies for implementation is helpful in setting a parent or caregiver up for success.

However, the book itself seems like it might be a challenge for kids with executive functioning skills to dig into. There is a lot of writing with some fairly big words and concepts, which seems on par with what a 12 year old could handle.

The drawings and space plot are cute, but would be more appealing to a kid closer to 9. I think it would take some extra explaining and hands-on work for the adult going through this book with a younger child in the age range, and for an older child, the plot might seem too childlike.

That said, with the right approach from a parent or other care provider the lessons in the book are useful. Alas, no matter how fun a workbook is it’s still a workbook to a kid! I think this is ideally a book for adults to use in close conjunction with kids, guiding them through the assignment at hand.

Thank you, NetGalley and BooksGoSocial, for providing me with a digital ARC to review.

The Executive Functioning Workbook for Kids is a fabulous resource for parents and educators alike. As an elementary school psychologist, who often works with students with executive functioning needs for individual and group lessons, I would absolutely utilize this book with my students. I have used other executive functioning workbooks in the past, and the aspect that sets this workbook apart is the story line woven into the lessons. The students follow Space Cat and are able to make their own character to take on a journey through outer space. The only thing I would add to each section are either pre-test, post-tests, hints for implementation, or just a bit more content in each section. I will certainly be looking for a physical copy of this book when it hits the shelves!

This workbook is a great tool for all children, not only those with executive functioning deficits because it goes over skills that are important for everyone. What a lot of people do not understand is that these are not skills all children come about naturally and that there are so many who need direct instruction in study and executive functioning skills. The Bora the Space Cat story is good for younger readers as a way to engage them in the activities. I didn't look into it, but I hope there is a way for parents and teachers to download and print out the worksheets so they can do the activities multiple times with different types of tasks. My only complaints with the book have to do with the True/False quiz (the directions should be more explicit about the child deciding if the statement was T/F rather than just telling them to "circle true or false") and the Challege 4 questionnaire ("often" appears in many of the prompts and is also a choice on the scale; also, the directions need to be more explicit by telling the child to indicate which best indicates how true the statement is about them).