Peg Dawson Edd, Richard Guare, Ph.D., Colin Guare - Smart but Scattered Teens: The 'Executive Skills' Program for Helping Teens Reach Their Potential

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/245928 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Smart but Scattered Teens: The 'Executive Skills' Program for Helping Teens Reach Their Potential Author: Peg Dawson Edd, Richard Guare, Ph.D., Colin Guare Narrator: Abby Craden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 12 minutes Release date: September 24, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.87 of Total 15 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 5 Genres: Parenting Tips Publisher's Summary: '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.