Organizing the Disorganized Child: Simple Strategies to Succeed in School - Softcover

Kutscher M.D., Martin L.; Moran, Marcella

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0061797413 ISBN 13: 9780061797415

Publisher: WmMorrowPB, 2009

Synopsis

Paperback. Pub Date: 2009 08 Pages: 176 Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks Organizing the Disorganized Child is the essential guide to helping your child the get organized. Written by an s Co-educational consultant who specializes in the organization and a world-renowned pediatric neurologist.You can imagine what my child's room looked like: clothes on the floor. dresser drawers open with clothes half hanging out of them. and toys spread all over the floor.Jill is given an assignment on Monday that is due on Friday. The problem is that despite repeated nagging. she won't start it until Thursday night.Organizing the Disorganized Child finally answers the question: How can I help my child get organized without waging a battle This essential tool kit for parents and educators factors organizational styles into the equation and offers effective strategies that deliver amazing ...

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Product Description:

Renowned ADHD expert Dr. Martin Kutscher and coach Marcella Moran explain the roots of our children's organizational problems, and the parents' role in fixing them. They outline different organizational styles used by different students. (Not all kids organize the same way!) Kutscher and Moran outline exactly what school materials to buy, and how to set up the study area. They provide a step-by-step plan for an organizational system including: refining morning and nighttime routines, getting the correct work home, planning the work, and getting it back to where it belongs, tips for reading and note taking, study and test taking skills, and learning how to ask the right questions. "Organizing the Disorganized Child" is an essential toolkit that belongs on every parent's shelf.

Review:

“An easy-to-read book full of practical information, written with humor and sensitivity. The authors understand children and the organizational problems that challenge many families. Every child, even those who perform well, will benefit from the organization strategies recommended in this comprehensive book.” (Betty B. Osman, Ph.D. Betty B. Osman, Ph.D. Betty B. Osman, Ph.D. Betty B. Osman, Ph.D., Author of No One to Play With: Social Problems of LD and ADHD Children)

“By revealing how the root causes of disorganization are not the fault of the parents, the teachers, or even the kids―but have to do with how the frontal lobes of the brain develop―this book will guide us to much more constructive solutions.” (Ellen Galinsky, President of the Families and Work Institute)

“This practical ‘how to’ book is an invaluable tool to help parents effectively guide their children in the development of organizational skills. The authors have translated their impressive expertise, wisdom, and insights into a remarkably comprehensive and refreshingly direct step by step approach.” (Barbara Firestone, Ph.D., President & CEO of The Help Group)

About this edition

• Publisher: WmMorrowPB
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0061797413
• ISBN 13: 9780061797415
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 176