Peg Dawson, EdD, executive skills trainer and educator, Brentwood, NH
Richard Guare, PhD, BCBA-D, Executive Skills LLC, Rye, NH
Colin Guare, MS, BCBA, Executive Skills LLC, Rye, NH

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 everyone's 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.

•The bible on executive functioning challenges in children, with over 425,000 in print–– 30% new material
includes expanded coverage of technology.
•Practical and concise–– arms parents and teachers with the knowledge and
easy-to-use tools they need to help 4- to 13-year-olds succeed.
•New features include "A Good Place to Start" tips for all skills, new examples, and
expanded resources.
•Science-based advice from the recognized experts who put kids' executive skills on
the map.