Best Selling Books by Peg Dawson

All kids occasionally space out, get sidetracked, run out of time, or explode in frustration/m-/but some do it much more often than others. If you have a “smart but scattered” child, take heart. This encouraging guide is grounded in research on the crucial brain-based skills that 4- to 13-year-olds need to get organized, stay focused, and control their impulses and emotions. The expert authors guide you to identify your child''s executive strengths and weaknesses, boost skills that are lacking, fix everyday routines that don''t work, and reduce [ital]everyone''s[/ital] stress. Including new research, new and updated vignettes, and "A Good Place to Start" suggestions for each skill, the revised and updated second edition features a new chapter on technology and a greatly expanded school chapter. Helpful practical tools can be downloaded and printed. See also the authors'' Smart but Scattered Teens, Smart but Scattered--and Stalled (with a focus on emerging adults), and The Smart but Scattered Guide to Success (with a focus on adults).

"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. Winner (Third Place)--American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year Award, Consumer Health Category See also the authors'' Smart but Scattered, Second Edition (with a focus on 4- to 12-year-olds), Smart but Scattered--and Stalled (with a focus on emerging adults), and The Smart but Scattered Guide to Success (with a focus on adults).

Whether you''re a young adult who is stalled on the journey to independence--or a concerned parent still sharing the family nest--this compassionate book is for you. Providing a fresh perspective on the causes of failure to launch, the expert authors present a 10-step plan that helps grown kids and parents work together to achieve liftoff. Learn why brain-based executive skills such as planning, organization, and time management are so important to success, and what you can do to strengthen them. You get downloadable practical tools for figuring out what areas to target, building skills, identifying a desired career path, and making a customized action plan. Vivid stories of other families navigating the same challenges (including father and son Richard and Colin Guare) reveal what kind of parental support is productive--and when to let go.

More than 100,000 school practitioners and teachers (K–12) have benefited from the step-by-step guidelines and practical tools in this influential go-to resource, now revised and expanded with six new chapters. The third edition presents effective ways to assess students'' strengths and weaknesses, create supportive instructional environments, and promote specific skills, such as organization, time management, sustained attention, and emotional control. Strategies for individualized and classwide intervention are illustrated with vivid examples and sample scripts. In a large-size format for easy photocopying, the book includes 38 reproducible forms and handouts. Purchasers get access to a webpage where they can download and print the reproducible materials. New to This Edition *Chapter with guidance and caveats for developing individual education programs (IEPs), 504 Plans, and multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS). *Chapters on working with students with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism spectrum disorder. *Three guest-authored chapters describing exemplary schoolwide applications. *More student centered--provides a template for involving children in intervention decision making. *Fully updated with the latest developments in the field. This book is in The Guilford Practical Intervention in the Schools Series, edited by Sandra M. Chafouleas. See also the authors'' Coaching Students with Executive Skills Challenges, Second Edition, and Work-Smart Academic Planner, Revised Edition. Plus, for parents: Smart but Scattered, Second Edition (with a focus on 4- to 12-year-olds), and Smart but Scattered Teens.

Are you smart, scattered, and struggling? You''re not alone. Cutting-edge research shows that today''s 24/7 wired world and the growing demands of work and family life may simply max out the part of the brain that manages complex tasks. That''s especially true for those lacking strong executive skills--the core brain-based abilities needed to maintain focus, meet deadlines, and stay cool under pressure. In this essential guide, leading experts Peg Dawson and Richard Guare help you map your own executive skills profile and take effective steps to boost your organizational skills, time management, emotional control, and nine other essential capacities. The book is packed with science-based strategies and concrete examples, plus downloadable practical tools for creating your own personalized action plan. Whether on the job or at home, you can get more done with less stress. See also the authors'' Smart but Scattered parenting guides, plus an academic planner for students and related titles for professionals.

This book has been replaced by Coaching Students with Executive Skills Challenges, Second Edition, ISBN 978-1-4625-5219-1.

With 55% new material, the significantly revised second edition of this influential resource presents a refined coaching model and an expanded set of tools for helping K–12 students live up to their potential in school and beyond. The book describes how to provide evidence-based, individualized instruction and support for kids and teens with executive skills challenges. Guidelines are provided for partnering with students and improving their performance in such areas as time and task management, planning, organization, and impulse control. Adaptations for coaching students with disabilities are discussed. In a convenient large-size format, the book features over two dozen reproducible forms and handouts; coaches can download and print additional copies as needed. New to This Edition *Two new chapters on coaching 5- to 8-year-olds (K–3), and more material on younger students throughout. *Shows how to enhance coaching by incorporating motivational interviewing and cognitive rehearsal strategies. *Chapter of case examples, plus chapters on self-assessment for coaches and the building blocks of executive skills coaching. *Expanded content on goal setting, action planning, and progress monitoring. *Updated research and revised reproducible tools. This book is in The Guilford Practical Intervention in the Schools Series, edited by Sandra M. Chafouleas. See also the authors'' Work-Smart Academic Planner, Revised Edition, designed for middle and high school students to use in conjunction with coaching, and the authoritative Executive Skills in Children and Adolescents, Third Edition. Plus, for parents: Smart but Scattered, Second Edition (with a focus on 4- to 12-year-olds), and Smart but Scattered Teens.

This book has been replaced by Executive Skills in Children and Adolescents, Third Edition, ISBN 978-1-4625-3531-6.

From executive skills experts Peg Dawson and Richard Guare, this large-format academic planner is specially designed for students in grades 6-12. It provides a system for keeping track of assignments and due dates while developing the crucial executive skills needed to succeed in school and beyond. Students are guided to build a daily study plan, manage their time, set short- and long-term goals, study for tests, and record their successes. They also get tools for evaluating their own executive skills in order to target their weaknesses and capitalize on strengths.

With insight and humor, this motivating guide shows how to bring executive functions (EF) to the forefront in K–8 classrooms--without adopting a new curriculum or scripted program. Ideal for professional development, the book includes flexible, practical, research-based ideas for implementation in a variety of classroom contexts. It shares stories from dozens of expert teachers who are integrating explicit EF support across the school day. Provided is a clear approach for talking about EF barriers and strategies as part of instruction, and working as a class to problem-solve, explore, and apply the strategies that feel right for each student. Several reproducible tools can be downloaded and printed in a convenient 8 1/2" x 11" size. This book is in The Guilford Practical Intervention in the Schools Series, edited by Sandra M. Chafouleas.

This text contains the groundbreaking Executive Skills Profile, a powerful self-assessment tool that identifies a person''s innate strengths and weaknesses. With this newfound clarity, readers will learn to play to their stronger skills, and avoid wasting time on lesser ones they can never improve upon.

¿Eres inteligente, disperso y estás estresado? Has de saber que no estás solo. La investigación de vanguardia muestra que el mundo actual, que nos obligan a estar conectados las 24 horas del día los 7 días de la semana, y las crecientes exigencias del trabajo y de la vida familiar pueden agotar el área del cerebro que gestiona las tareas complejas. Esto es especialmente cierto para aquellos que carecen de fuertes habilidades ejecutivas, las habilidades básicas necesarias para mantener la atención, cumplir con los plazos y mantener la calma en situaciones de presión. En esta guía esencial, los expertos Peg Dawson y Richard Guare te ayudarán a trazar tu propio perfil de habilidades ejecutivas y a tomar medidas eficaces para aumentar tu capacidad de organización, la gestión del tiempo, el control emocional y otras nueve habilidades esenciales. El libro incluye numerosas estrategias basadas en la ciencia y ejemplos concretos, además de herramientas prácticas para que lleves a cabo tu propio plan de acción personalizado. Ya sea en el trabajo o en casa, siempre puedes hacer más con menos estrés.

Nada é mais frustrante do que ver seu filho enfrentando enormes dificuldades com tarefas e funções típicas do dia a dia. Outras crianças conseguem fazer a lição de casa, se lembram de levar o livro de matemática para casa e terminam suas tarefas antes da hora de dormir. Por que seu filho não faz isso? Por que ele não consegue permanecer sentado por dez minutos sem causar problemas. Por que seu filho, que lê desde antes do jardim, não consegue ficar quieto por dez segundos? Você sabe que seu filho tem inteligência e a força de vontade para ser bem-sucedido. No entanto, os professores, seus amigos e talvez seus pais – além daquela voz incômoda na sua cabeça – dizem que a criança não está na situação onde deveria estar. Você experimentou de tudo: pedidos, gritos, paparicos, suborno, explicação, talvez até ameaças ou castigo, para que ele se aquietasse e fizesse o que é esperado, ou que usasse o autocontrole para agir de acordo com a idade. Nada funcionou. Seu filho pode até querer alcançar o potencial para fazer o que é exigido, mas não sabe como. Cientistas que estudam o crescimento e o desenvolvimento do cérebro infantil descobriram que a maioria das crianças que são inteligentes, porém dispersas, não possuem determinados hábitos mentais chamados habilidades executivas. São habilidades fundamentais do cérebro para executar tarefas como: organizar-se, planejar, começar um trabalho, focar na tarefa, controlar impulsos, regular emoções, ser adaptável e forte – quase tudo de que precisa uma criança para negociar as demandas corriqueiras da infância, da escola, em casa e com os amigos. Algumas crianças não têm certas habilidades executivas ou demoram até desenvolvê-las. Este livro lhe mostrará como é possível modificar as experiências diárias de seu filho de 4 a 13 anos, e construir as habilidades executivas que lhe permitirão entrar no caminho certo e realizar tarefas por completo. As bases para o desenvolvimento de habilidades executivas no cérebro são estabelecidas antes do nascimento, e você não pode controlar essa capacidade biológica. Os neurocientistas, porém, sabem que essas habilidades se desenvolvem gradualmente e em uma progressão clara no decorrer das duas primeiras décadas de vida.

A Manual for Executive Skills Coaching with Adults Affected by Conditions of Poverty and Stress

Business & management.

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Many tens of thousands of school practitioners and teachers (K–12) have benefited from the step-by-step guidelines and practical tools in this influential go-to resource, now revised and expanded with six new chapters. The third edition presents effective ways to assess students'' strengths and weaknesses, create supportive instructional environments, and promote specific skills, such as organization, time management, sustained attention, and emotional control. Strategies for individualized and classwide intervention are illustrated with vivid examples and sample scripts. In a large-size format with lay-flat binding for easy photocopying, the book includes 38 reproducible forms and handouts. Purchasers get access to a Web page where they can download and print the reproducible materials. New to This Edition *Chapter with guidance and caveats for developing individual education programs (IEPs), 504 Plans, and multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS). *Chapters on working with students with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism spectrum disorder. *Three guest-authored chapters describing exemplary schoolwide applications. *More student centered--provides a template for involving children in intervention decision making. *Fully updated with the latest developments in the field. This book is in The Guilford Practical Intervention in the Schools Series, edited by T. Chris Riley-Tillman.

Peg Dawson, Ed.D., and Richard Guare, Ph.D., present an innovative program to strengthen kids'' abilities to plan ahead, follow through, and get things done.

Scientists who study child development have recently found that kids who are "smart but scattered" lack or lag behind in crucial executive skills -- the core, brain-based habits of mind required to "execute" tasks like getting organized, staying focused, and controlling emotions. Drawing on this discovery, school psychologist Peg Dawson and neuropsychologist Richard Guare have developed a program that parents and teachers can use to strengthen kids'' abilities to plan ahead, be efficient, follow through, and get things done. Smart but Scattered provides ways to assess children''s strengths and weaknesses and offers guidance on day-to-day issues like following instructions in the classroom, doing homework, completing chores, reducing performance anxiety, and staying cool under pressure. Small steps add up to big improvements, enabling these kids to build the skills they need to live up to their full potential. More than 40 reproducibles are included.

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