Smart, but scattered. Dawson P., Gauar R.

There is nothing more annoying than observing how your brilliant, gifted son or daughter can hardly cope with everyday duties, performing, in particular, homework, removing toys in place or executing instructions at school. Your “smart, but scattered” 4-13 year old child may also not be able to cope with disappointment or cope with anger. The authors of this book, Pag Dawson and Richard Guar, have a good news for readers: they can do a lot to help children cope with difficulties in life. As the results of recent studies in the field of children's development show, many children, whose mind and heart allow them to achieve success in life, lacks extremely important “executive skills”, or they are behind the development of these skills from other children. But executive skills are the fundamental habits of the mind required by children in order to be collected, to remain concentrated, to control motives and regulate their own emotions. This book will help readers who have children from 4 to 13 years old, to learn how to make simple step -by -step tests that allow you to identify the strengths and weaknesses of the child. The useful exercises and methods described in the book that have proven their effectiveness in strengthening specific executive skills will help children to cope with everyday duties and difficulties in life on their own. Small changes will necessarily lead to significant improvements, and in this book inspiring parents it is shown how this can be achieved.