Organized Child: An Effective Program to Maximize Your Kid's Potential

Organized Child: An Effective Program to Maximize Your Kid's Potential--in School and in Life

Whether it's perpetually forgetting to write down homework, misplacing backpacks, or cramming month-long assignments into a single night, organizational skills problems get in the way of school success--and wreak havoc at home. Fortunately for children and their frustrated parents, help is at hand. This unique resource stands out from other books because it is based on a scientifically tested program that works. Parents get step-by-step guidance for teaching 7- to 13-year-olds specific skills to track assignments, organize their school materials and toys, manage their time, and create and follow effective routines. Praise, rewards, and fun characters ("Glitches" and "Mastermind") motivate kids to practice each new skill; loads of concrete examples give parents a helping hand. Practical tools for planning and time management can be downloaded and printed in a convenient 8 1/2" x 11" size.

Contents:

I. Understanding Your Child’s Disorganization
1. Organization and the Executive Assistant in Your Child’s Brain
2. From Parent to Coach: Taking on a New Mindset to Get Your Child Organized
3. Discovering Your Child’s Organizational Strengths and Weaknesses
II. Laying the Foundation for Change
4. Overview of the Skills-Building Program
5. Prompt, Monitor, Praise, Reward: How to Motivate Your Child Down the Path toward Organization
6. Building a Connection between Home and School
III. Organizational Skills for School Tasks
7. Tracking Assignments
8. Managing School Materials
9. Time Management for Schoolwork
10. Planning for Long-Term Assignments
IV. Putting the Last Pieces in Place
11. Managing the Glitches at Home
12. Putting It All Together: Making Organizational Skills of Your Routine Every Day
13. When Your Child Needs Additional Help
Appendix: Creating Your Own Planner
Resources

By Richard Gallagher, Elana Spira and Jennifer Rosenblatt
GUILFORD PUBLICATIONS
Pub Date: 02/2018
ISBN: 9781462525911
Format: Paperback 206 pages