Does dual tasking ability change with age across childhood and adolescence? A systematic scoping review

•Cognitive and postural strategies while dual tasking change with age in children.•Older children perform better than younger ones when the single tasks are not equated.•Effect of age on dual tasking when both single tasks are equated is inconclusive.•Dual tasking is multidimensional and includes a subset of cognitive abilities. The aim of this literature search was to identify nature and extent of the evidence supporting the development of dual tasking skills in typically developing children. We systematically searched PsycINFO, Ovid and Pubmed for studies evaluating dual task performances of children and adolescents