Train Your Brain for Success: A Teenager's Guide to Executive Functions (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781886941762)

Executive functions are a set of thinking, problem-solving, and self-control skills that tell the brain what to do, and this book demonstrates the ways kids use executive functions in school, at home, and in their other activities and shows how these skills can be improved through sustained effort. Beginning with a test to determine executive-functioning strengths and weaknesses, the book then explores in detail eight distinct sets of skills, including planning, organization, focus, time management, self-control, flexibility, memory, and self-awareness. In addition to giving an overview of each executive-functioning skill and how these skills are used in the real world, the book--intended as a self-directed learning guide for students themselves--also provides teens tools and tips for improving executive functions, including how to use video games, iPods, cell phones, and other electronic media to their advantage. A section for teachers and parents who may be dealing with a teenager with one or more executive dysfunctions is also included, as well as information for teens on how to recognize when they need help and where to go for help when a problem arises.

Author: Randy Kulman
ISBN-10: 1886941769
ISBN-13: 9781886941762
Publisher: Specialty Press/A.D.D. Warehouse
Language: English
Published: 04/01/2012
Pages: 100
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.35lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.30d