Multimedia GalleryThinking Organized for Parents and Children
Helping Kids Get Organized for Home, School and Play
Author: Rhona M.Gordon, M.S., CCC-SLP
208 pages, Trade Paperback, Charts, Resources, Index, 5.2 x 8
ISBN: 978-0-9790034-1-7 $14.95
Pub Date: August 1st, 2007
Published by: Thinking Organized Press
Distributed by: Midpoint Trade Books
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Excerpt from Thinking Organized for Parents and Children
The following is reprinted with permission from Thinking Organized for Parents and Children 2007 Rhona M. Gordon:
Every parent knows how difficult and stressful it can be getting the kids off to school each morning. Time is tight and any small problem can upset the schedule. A misplaced textbook or sweater can lead to missing the bus. Not only does being disorganized affect the child who missed the bus, it impacts the morning routine for the rest of the family. Mom may be late for work and other siblings may be late for school. This can lead to a tearful, stressful beginning of the day.
What will it take to get a smoother morning routine? A better memory? More time? Greater organization? The answer is found in a term you may never have heard of: executive functions. Improving executive functions can be the solution to a bad start to the day.
Within the same family, you may have one child who is quite organized, while another is forgetful, frequently late, and always missing belongings. The difference may be the level of the child's executive functioning skills. Either the child organizes himself, or a parent has to be the constant watchdog. If you're currently acting like the watchdog, I'm here to help. Any child's executive functions can be improved, and the techniques in this book will help you achieve that goal. First let's take a closer look at exactly what executive functioning skills really do.
