
Smart but Scattered Teens
The "Executive Skills" Program for Helping Teens Reach Their Potential
- 293 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
Smart but Scattered Teens
The "Executive Skills" Program for Helping Teens Reach Their Potential
About this book
"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.
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).
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Praise for Smart but Scattered Teens
- Also from Peg Dawson and Richard Guare
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Authors’ Note
- Introduction
- Part I. What Makes Your Teen Smart but Scattered
- Part II. Laying a Foundation That Can Help
- Part III. Putting It All Together
- Resources
- Index
- About the Authors
- About Guilford Press
- Discover Related Guilford Titles
- Free Excerpt: Smart but Scattered—and Stalled