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New York, Guilford Press, 2009.
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| Description |
314pPurple Spine
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| Summary/Abstract |
There's nothing more frustrating than watching your bright, talented son or daughter struggle with everyday tasks like finishing homework, putting away toys, or following instructions at school. Your "smart but scattered" child might also have trouble coping with disappointment or managing anger. The latest research in child development shows that many kids who have the brain and heart to succeed lack or lag behind in crucial "executive skills" - the fundamental habits of mind required for getting organized, staying focused, and controlling impulses and emotions. Learn easy-to-follow steps to identify your child's strengths and weaknesses, use activities and techniques proven to boost specific skills, and problem-solve daily routines. Small changes can add up to big improvements - this empowering book shows how.
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| Contents |
Introduction
Part I: What makes your child smart but scattered
How did such a smart kid end up so scattered?
Identifying your child's strengths and weaknesses
How your own executive skill strengths and weaknesses matter
Matching the child to the task
Part II: Laying a foundation that can help
Ten principles for improving your child's executive skills
Modifying the environment : A is for antecedent
Teaching executive skills directly : B is for behavior
Motivating your child to learn and use executive skills : C is for consequence
Part III: Putting it all together
Advance organizer
Ready-made plans for teaching your child to complete daily routines
Building response inhibition
Enhancing working memory
Improving emotional control
Strengthening sustained attention
Teaching task initiation
Promoting planning and prioritizing
Fostering organization
Instilling time management
Encouraging flexibility
Increasing goal-directed persistence
Cultivating metacognition
When what you do is not enough
Working with the school
What's ahead?
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| Standard Number |
9781593854454 Pb.
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