Executive functions are the cognitive skills that help us manage our lives and be successful. Children with weak executive skills despite their best intentions often do their homework but forget to turn it in wait until the last minute to start a project lose things or have a room that looks like a dump! The good news is that parents can do a lot to support and train their children to manage these frustrating and stressful weaknesses.
Late Lost and Unprepared is a must-have book for parents of children from primary school through high school who struggle with:
Impulse Control (taking turns interrupting others running off)
Cognitive Flexibility (adapting to new situations transitions handling frustrations)
Initiation (starting homework chores and major projects)
Working Memory (following directions note-taking reading and retaining info)
Planning & Organizing (completing and turning in homework juggling schedules)
Self-monitoring (making careless errors staying on topic getting into trouble but not understanding why)
Written by clinical psychologists Late Lost and Unprepared emphasizes the need for a two-pronged approach to intervention: 1) helping the child to manage demands in the short run?? and 2) building independent skills for long-term self-management. Full of encouragement and practical strategies?? the book's organization--short chapters with overviews?? summaries?? case studies?? tips?? and definitions--makes it easy to grasp concepts quickly and get started.
Part I?? What You Need to Know?? provides information about: what executive functions are and how weaknesses in these skills affect developm