Smart But Scattered: The Revolutionary "Executive Skills" Approach to Helping Kids Reach Their Potential

P. Dawson & R. Guare. (2009). Smart But Scattered: The Revolutionary "Executive Skills" Approach to Helping Kids Reach Their Potential. New York: The Guildford Press. 314 pages. ISBN: 978 1 59385 445 4

If you have stopped by your local bookstore lately, you may have noticed that there is no shortage of self-help books. Parents, in particular, are a vulnerable target audience for quasi-scientific writers aiming to offer anything from childrearing advice to boosting their children's brainpower.

The book in question, Smart But Scattered: The Revolutionary "Executive Skills" Approach to Helping Kids Reach Their Potential by Peg Dawson and Richard Guare falls within a unique …