☀️ How much brain space does your kid really have to get things done?

Have you ever thought about how much mental demand it takes to do a simple chore like taking out the trash? I kept telling my kid, "Take out the trash, please." And he did. But he rarely finished. By the time he tied up the bag and took it to the garage, he'd re-enter the house and think he'd finished. After all, he did "take out the trash." But the mental load of all the steps prior to the garage (not to mention everything else going on in his life that day) zapped his executive function...