The essential guide to helping your child get organized, written by an educational consultant who specializes in organization and a world-renowned pediatric neurologist.
"You can imagine what my child's room looked like: clothes on the floor, dresser draws 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 parents' question, "How can I help my child get organized without waging a battle?" This essential toolkit for parents and educators factors organizational styles into the equation, and offers effective strategies that deliver amazing long-term results.
Renowned ADHD expert Dr. Martin Kutscher and psychotherapist 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
- Learning how to ask the right questions
Organizing the Disorganized Child is an essential toolkit that belongs on every parent's shelf.