Increasing Competency for Parents of Adolescents with Executive Functioning Deficits: Enhancing Occupational Performance with Mindfulness
Open Journal of Occupational Therapy September 16, 2018 Kimberly S. Mollo, Bernardo A. Merizalde, Jennifer Lape
Background: Executive functions are higher order cognitive processes occurring in the frontal lobe that influence cognitive, emotional, and behavioral functions. Adolescents with executive functioning deficits are at risk for difficulties in all domains of occupational functioning. Parents of these adolescents often live in a persistent state of stress that leads to highly reactive exchanges...
DOI: 10.15453/2168-6408.1445 (opens in new tab)
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Mindfulness
Mindful parenting
Consistent parenting
Adolescents
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