Smart but Scattered Teens

The "Executive Skills" Program for Helping Teens Reach Their Potential

by Richard Guare, PhD, Peg Dawson, EdD, and Colin Guare

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Pub Date Jan 01 2013 | Archive Date Mar 05 2013

Guilford Press

Parenting & Families | Self-Help

Description

Many tens of thousands of parents have used the bestselling Smart but Scattered to teach young kids vital skills for living up to their potential. Now Drs. Richard Guare and Peg Dawson apply their groundbreaking approach to the unique challenges of adolescence. Despite high intelligence, teens with executive skills deficits can be frustratingly disorganized, distractible, forgetful, and moody-leaving worried parents torn between micromanaging and throwing up their hands. This positive guide gives parents step-by-step strategies for promoting teens' independence by helping them get organized, stay focused, and control their impulses. Drs. Guare and Dawson-joined by Colin Guare, a young adult who has successfully faced these issues himself-present proven tools, vivid stories, and insightful tips for reducing parent-teen conflicts.

Many tens of thousands of parents have used the bestselling Smart but Scattered to teach young kids vital skills for living up to their potential. Now Drs. Richard Guare and Peg Dawson apply their...

A Note From the Publisher

Also available in hardcover: ISBN 978-1-46250699-6. $40.00

Also available as an e-book: ISBN: 978-1-4625-0743-6. $16.95

Advance Praise

Praise for Smart but Scattered

"Groundbreaking....Compassionate and parent friendly....Dawson and Guare's personal anecdotes lend immediacy....Smart but Scattered is comprehensive, accessible, and hopeful....Dawson and Guare's work should be considered essential." —Library Journal

"Drs. Dawson and Guare translate cutting-edge research into meaningful, practical, well-organized, and easy-to-implement strategies that parents can use to enhance a child's natural executive abilities. This brilliant book is by far the best on the topic that I have read to date." —Russell A. Barkley, PhD, ABPP, author of Taking Charge of ADHD

"If you've ever wondered why your child struggles academically or behaviorally-despite having 'the right stuff' to succeed-this book is essential reading. Drs. Dawson and Guare explain the importance of executive skills and provide science-based strategies that empower you to start helping your child today." —Sam Goldstein, PhD, coauthor of Raising Resilient Children

Praise for Smart but Scattered

"Groundbreaking....Compassionate and parent friendly....Dawson and Guare's personal anecdotes lend immediacy....Smart but Scattered is comprehensive, accessible, and...

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National publicity campaign. Cross-marketing to teachers and caregivers. Online promotions.

Available Editions

EDITION	Paperback
ISBN	9781609182298
PRICE	$16.95 (USD)
PAGES	310

Smart but Scattered Teens

The "Executive Skills" Program for Helping Teens Reach Their Potential

by Richard Guare, PhD, Peg Dawson, EdD, and Colin Guare

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