COVID-19 lockdown timing tied to changes in executive function

A longitudinal study tracking UK children from toddlerhood to early school age reveals how the timing of pandemic disruption shaped the development and stability of executive function during such a critical window of cognitive growth. https://www.news-medical.net/news/20260306/COVID-19-lockdown-timing-tied-to-changes-in-executive-function.aspx A recent study in the journal Child Development investigated how the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with differences in the developmental trajectory of executive function among preschool children. Children who were preschool-aged when COVID-19 lockdowns began showed different patterns of cognitive growth in young children, with outcomes linked to maternal education.