![[Review] Smart but Scattered (Peg Dawson) Summarized.](https://episodes.castos.com/660078c6833215-59505987/images/2504037/c1a-085k3-dmjokr9ohxo1-nmuebo.jpg)
Show Notes
Smart but Scattered (Peg Dawson)
- Amazon USA Store: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1462554598?tag=9natree-20
- Amazon Worldwide Store: https://global.buys.trade/Smart-but-Scattered-Peg-Dawson.html
- Apple Books: https://books.apple.com/us/audiobook/smart-but-scattered-the-revolutionary-executive/id1894044176?itsct=books_box_link&itscg=30200&ls=1&at=1001l3bAw&ct=9natree
- eBay: https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=Smart+but+Scattered+Peg+Dawson+&mkcid=1&mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&siteid=0&campid=5339060787&customid=9natree&toolid=10001&mkevt=1
- Read more: https://english.9natree.com/read/1462554598/
#executivefunctioning #workingmemory #responseinhibition #planningandprioritization #visualroutinecharts #SmartbutScattered
Smart but Scattered: The Revolutionary Executive Skills Approach to Helping Kids Reach Their Potential is a practical parenting and education book by Peg Dawson and Richard Guare that explains why some children who are intelligent and capable still struggle with everyday functioning. Rather than treating disorganization, forgetfulness, poor follow-through, or emotional overreaction as simple laziness or defiance, the book frames them as signs of weak executive skills. Its purpose is to help adults identify which specific skills a child has not yet developed strongly enough and then use structured, realistic strategies to support growth. The book is especially relevant for parents, teachers, counselors, and other caregivers who work with children ages roughly 4 to 13. It combines a clear cognitive framework with everyday interventions such as routines, visual supports, checklists, and coaching. That makes it both diagnostic and practical: it helps adults understand the source of a child’s difficulties while also showing how to respond in ways that build independence over time.
- Amazon USA Store: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1462554598?tag=9natree-20
- Amazon Worldwide Store: https://global.buys.trade/Smart-but-Scattered-Peg-Dawson.html
- Apple Books: https://books.apple.com/us/audiobook/smart-but-scattered-the-revolutionary-executive/id1894044176?itsct=books_box_link&itscg=30200&ls=1&at=1001l3bAw&ct=9natree
- eBay: https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=Smart+but+Scattered+Peg+Dawson+&mkcid=1&mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&siteid=0&campid=5339060787&customid=9natree&toolid=10001&mkevt=1
- Read more: https://english.9natree.com/read/1462554598/
#executivefunctioning #workingmemory #responseinhibition #planningandprioritization #visualroutinecharts #SmartbutScattered
Smart but Scattered: The Revolutionary Executive Skills Approach to Helping Kids Reach Their Potential is a practical parenting and education book by Peg Dawson and Richard Guare that explains why some children who are intelligent and capable still struggle with everyday functioning. Rather than treating disorganization, forgetfulness, poor follow-through, or emotional overreaction as simple laziness or defiance, the book frames them as signs of weak executive skills. Its purpose is to help adults identify which specific skills a child has not yet developed strongly enough and then use structured, realistic strategies to support growth. The book is especially relevant for parents, teachers, counselors, and other caregivers who work with children ages roughly 4 to 13. It combines a clear cognitive framework with everyday interventions such as routines, visual supports, checklists, and coaching. That makes it both diagnostic and practical: it helps adults understand the source of a child’s difficulties while also showing how to respond in ways that build independence over time.
