Smart but Scattered: The Revolutionary "Executive Skills" Approach to Helping Kids Reach Their Potential |  | Authors: Peg Dawson EdD, Richard Guare Phd
Publisher: The Guilford Press
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Sales Rank: 2091
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Pages: 314
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Dimensions (in): 9.9 x 7.8 x 0.8
ISBN: 1593854455
Dewey Decimal Number: 649.1526
EAN: 9781593854454
ASIN: 1593854455
Publication Date: January 2, 2009
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There’s nothing more frustrating than watching your bright, talented son or daughter struggle with everyday tasks like finishing homework, putting away toys, or following instructions at school. Your “smart but scattered” child might also have trouble coping with disappointment or managing anger. Drs. Peg Dawson and Richard Guare have great news: there’s a lot you can do to help. The latest research in child development shows that many kids who have the brain and heart to succeed lack or lag behind in crucial “executive skills”--the fundamental habits of mind required for getting organized, staying focused, and controlling impulses and emotions. Learn easy-to-follow steps to identify your child’s strengths and weaknesses, use activities and techniques proven to boost specific skills, and problem-solve daily routines. Small changes can add up to big improvements--this empowering book shows how.
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 Smart but Scattered March 28, 2009
A. Leary (MA)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
As a Special Ed. teacher, I found this book to be very helpful. It is user friendly and has easy to use forms. I was originally looking for information as to how to get my students organized with homework and day to day tasks. This book had what I was looking for and some. I recommend it for teachers and parents as well.
Both practical and sophisticated: A great resource August 27, 2009
Elizabeth P. Mackenzie (Seattle)
12 out of 13 found this review helpful
I am a child/adolescent psychologist. This book is excellent in terms of helping you identify areas in need of support and providing practical ways to help support kids to be more successful at home and at school. I highly recommend it to parents, teachers, and psychologists. The content is particularly relevant for intermediate elementary grades, middle school, and high school students.
Great reference for parents and educators. February 8, 2009
Educational Coach (New England)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
Dawson and Guare have delievered a great book at a more than reasonable price. This book is recommedned to parents, by our school team, when they have a have a child with executive function difficulties. It gives them real tools to work with their child and reduce frustrations at home. I gave it to all of my educator/psychologist friends becasue it is a great reference to help parents help their kids. You can even apply some of the tools listed to yourself if you are a "scattered" adult!
INVALUABLE resource February 4, 2010
Sheila (Arizona)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I bought this about 8 months ago to read for tips on how to help our teenage son, who has high functioning autism,ADD, and anxiety. It has become possibly the best book resource for helping us help him with organization at home and school. I just read a section to him yesterday as we were considering the possibility of increasing his medication--the checklist of questions provided in the book helped us to make our decision.
One thing the book talks about is how OUR own executive weaknesses can exacerbate our kids' struggles. Through reading this section I realized I have HUGE problem in estimating how long things take to accomplish, and how this has affected my life, in creating stress for me, and how this has impacted my being able to help my son, who also has this weakness.
I also appreciate the respectful tone the book has towards the struggles kids have. The authors do not focus on blame, but rather focus on dealing with the problems and solving them
Extremely practical, realistic and hopeful. Two words--BUY IT! You won't be disappointed.
Great Resource January 30, 2009
Meggi1123
8 out of 11 found this review helpful
I got this for a friend as I picked her for Kris Kringle this past Christmas at the office. She was also leaving to start a new job and I thought this would be a great resource in her new job along with some other things. She told me it has turned out to be really good and she uses it all the time, she is a home-school liaison and counselor. I am a school psychologist and I have been planning to get this book for some time now. Her revelation of just how useful it is proves I'll be getting it. It is also good for parents with children that have ADHD or lack the skills to be more organized.
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