Smart but Scattered Teens: The "Executive Skills" Program for Helping Teens Reach Their Potential

Smart but Scattered Teens: The "Executive Skills" Program for Helping Teens Reach Their Potential by Guare, Richard. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9781462506996.

"I told you, Ill do it later." "I forgot to turn in the stupid application." "Could you drive me to school? I missed the bus again." "I cant walk the dog--I have too much homework!" If youre 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. Winner (Third Place)--American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year Award, Consumer Health Category See also the authors Smart but Scattered, Second Edition (with a focus on 4- to 12-year-olds), Smart but Scattered--and Stalled (with a focus on emerging adults), and The Smart but Scattered Guide to Success (with a focus on adults).