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Total pages original book: 293
Includes a PDF summary of 32 pages
Duration of the summary (audio): 24M11S (6.4 MB)
Description or summary of the audiobook: '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
Other categories, genre or collection: Child & Developmental Psychology, Psychology, Teaching Of Specific Groups & Persons With Special Educational Needs, Mental Health Services, Abnormal Psychology, Teenagers: Advice For Parents, Social Work, Advice On Parenting