{"product_id":"smart-but-scattered-teens-the-executive-skills-program-for-helping-teens-reach-their-potential-9781609182298","title":"Smart But Scattered Teens: The Executive Skills Program for Helping Teens Reach Their Potential","description":"\u003cp\u003e \"I told you, I'll do it later.\" \u003cbr\u003e \"I forgot to turn in the stupid application.\" \u003cbr\u003e \"Could you drive me to school? I missed the bus again.\" \u003cbr\u003e \"I \u003ci\u003ecan't\u003c\/i\u003e walk the dog--I have too much homework!\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Winner (Third Place)--American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year Award, Consumer Health Category \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e See also the authors' \u003ci\u003eSmart but Scattered, Second Edition\u003c\/i\u003e (with a focus on 4- to 12-year-olds), \u003ci\u003eSmart but Scattered--and Stalled\u003c\/i\u003e (with a focus on emerging adults), and \u003ci\u003eThe Smart but Scattered Guide to Success\u003c\/i\u003e (with a focus on adults). \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRichard Guare, PhD, BCBA-D, is a neuropsychologist and board-certified behavior analyst who frequently consults to schools and agencies on attention and executive skills difficulties. He is former Director of the Center for Learning and Attention Disorders at Seacoast Mental Health Center in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Dr. Guare is coauthor of bestselling books for general readers, including \u003ci\u003eSmart but Scattered\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSmart but Scattered Teens\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSmart but Scattered--and Stalled\u003c\/i\u003e (with a focus on emerging adults), and \u003ci\u003eThe Smart but Scattered Guide to Success\u003c\/i\u003e (with a focus on adults). He is also coauthor of \u003ci\u003eThe Work-Smart Academic Planner, Revised Edition\u003c\/i\u003e, and books for professionals including \u003ci\u003eExecutive Skills in Children and Adolescents, Third Edition\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Peg Dawson, EdD, is a psychologist who provides professional development training on executive skills for schools and organizations nationally and internationally. She was previously on the staff of the Center for Learning and Attention Disorders at Seacoast Mental Health Center in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Dr. Dawson is a past president of the New Hampshire Association of School Psychologists, the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), and the International School Psychology Association, and a recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from NASP. She is coauthor of bestselling books for general readers, including \u003ci\u003eSmart but Scattered\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSmart but Scattered Teens\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSmart but Scattered--and Stalled\u003c\/i\u003e (with a focus on emerging adults), and \u003ci\u003eThe Smart but Scattered Guide to Success\u003c\/i\u003e (with a focus on adults). Dr. Dawson is also coauthor of \u003ci\u003eThe Work-Smart Academic Planner, Revised Edition\u003c\/i\u003e, and books for professionals including \u003ci\u003eExecutive Skills in Children and Adolescents, Third Edition\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Colin Guare, BCBA, LBA, is a Rhode Island-based behavior analyst and executive skills coach. 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