Smart but Scattered

Description

Scientists who study child development have recently found that kids who are ''smart but scattered'' lack or lag behind in crucial executive skills—the core, brain-based habits of mind required to “execute” tasks like getting organized, staying focused, and controlling emotions. Drawing on this revolutionary discovery, school psychologist Peg Dawson and neuropsychologist Richard Guare have developed an innovative program that parents and teachers can use to strengthen kids’ abilities to plan ahead, be efficient, follow through, and get things done. Smart but Scattered provides ways to assess children’s strengths and weaknesses and offers guidance on day-to-day issues like following instructions in the classroom, doing homework, completing chores, reducing performance anxiety, and staying cool under pressure. Small steps add up to big improvements, enabling these kids to build the skills they need to live up to their full potential. More than 40 reproducibles are included.

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Executive skills are a hot topic: the authors’ professional book has over 25,000 in print.

Practical, doable, and concise: arms parents and teachers with needed information and easy-to-use tools.

Positive approach shows parents why children fail in areas where they “should” succeed—and exactly how to help.

Research-based, real-world interventions from two recognized experts in the field.

AUDIENCE: Parents of 4 to 14 year olds; also of interest to teachers, school psychologists, and other mental health professionals who work with children. The approach is suitable for children with ADHD or learning disabilities as well as those without a clinical diagnosis. Teen edition available here