Smart but Scattered Teens |
Subtitle:
The "Executive Skills" Program for Helping Teens Reach Their Potential
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Book Category:
Psychology > General
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Author:
Richard Guare, PhD, Center for Learning and Attention Disorders, Seacoast Mental Health Center, Portsmouth, NH; Peg Dawson, EdD, Center for Learning and Attention Disorders, Seacoast Mental Health Center, Portsmouth, NH; Colin Guare, Boston, MA
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Binding:
Paperback
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ISBN 13:
9781609182298
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Price:
USD $16.95
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Publication Year:
2012
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Publisher Info
James Chan,
Guilford Press,370 Seventh Avenue,
New York ,
New York - 10001,USA Inquiry
"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: The Revolutionary "Executive Skills" Approach to Helping Kids Reach Their Potential, for a focus on 4- to 13-year-olds. Winner (Third Place)--American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year Award, Consumer Health Category
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