Smart but Scattered Teens The Execu..., Richard Guare PhD
Smart but Scattered Teens The Execu..., Richard Guare PhD
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Smart but Scattered Teens: The "Executive Skills" Program for Helping Teens Reach Their Potential

Author: Richard Guare PhD, Peg Dawson EdD, Colin Guare

Narrator: Abby Craden

Unabridged: 11 hr 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Novel Audio

Published: 09/24/2015

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

"I told you, I'll do it later."

"I forgot to turn in the stupid application."

"Could you drive me to school? I missed the bus again."

"I can't walk the dog--I have too much homework!"

If you're the parent of a "smart but scattered" teen, trying to help him or her grow into a self-sufficient, responsible adult may feel like a never-ending battle. Now you have an alternative to micromanaging, cajoling, or ineffective punishments. This positive guide provides a science-based program for promoting teens' independence by building their executive skills--the fundamental brain-based abilities needed to get organized, stay focused, and control impulses and emotions. Executive skills experts Drs. Richard Guare and Peg Dawson are joined by Colin Guare, a young adult who has successfully faced these issues himself. Learn step-by-step strategies to help your teen live up to his or her potential now and in the future--while making your relationship stronger. Helpful worksheets and forms can be downloaded and printed in a convenient 8 1/2" x 11" size.

See also the authors' Smart but Scattered (with a focus on 4- to 13-year-olds) and their self-help guide for adults. Plus, Work-Smart Academic Planner: Write It Down, Get It Done, designed for middle and high school students to use in conjunction with coaching, and related titles for professionals.

Winner (Third Place)--American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year Award, Consumer Health Category.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Joyce on October 09, 2017

Quick and easy read about how to help teens who have executive functioning deficits.......more

Goodreads review by Kim on March 18, 2020

This is the second time I have tried to read this and I was only able to get 1/3 of the way through this book. I just couldn't bring myself to finish it. It was very slow and laborious for me to read. I already knew most of the information from my undergrad degree in psychology. I didn't really find......more

Goodreads review by Michael on March 21, 2018

I decided to read Smart but Scattered Teens because I am a teacher whose students often have executive skills weaknesses. I thought this book would provide me with helpful strategies for the classroom. I was disappointed to find that the book is clearly aimed at parents, and many of the strategies d......more

Goodreads review by Amy on April 15, 2014

A very useful nonfiction book for anyone with teenagers who appear unmotivated. The book describes "executive skills" – which aren't skills that executives use, but rather a set of higher self management skills that are needed in order to be successful. What's so useful about this book is that it de......more

Goodreads review by Carmen on April 13, 2018

Trying to implement--......more