Description
Book SynopsisPacked with practical tips, know-how, and fun, this friendly workbook just for kids has solutions for every situation — at home, at school, and with friends.
Now in its third edition, updated and expanded, with notes and resources for parents.
Topics include:
- Getting homework done
- Making friends
- Remembering stuff
- Dealing with feelings
- Getting ready in the morning
- Learning to relax
- Staying focused
- Asking for help
- And much, much more!
From the Just for Kids section:
Lots of kids (and some grownups, too) have trouble paying attention because it's hard for them to sit still and listen.
- Do you ever feel as if your motor is running, even when you're sitting still?
- Do you feel like wiggling and fidgeting when you have to sit and listen to your teacher?
- Do you talk a lot and have trouble being quiet in class?
- Do you forget to raise your hand and wait for the teacher to call on you?
- Is it hard to wait your turn?
- Do you play around and bump into other kids when you're waiting in line?
If you answer yes to lots of these questions, you have a lot of energy! And having so much energy can make it hard to settle down and pay attention in school.
Trade Review "This ADHD workbook, written in an entertaining style that kids will love, addresses issues that will hit home — such as making friends, doing homework, and staying focused. Psychologists Kathleen Nadeau and Ellen Dixon provide checklists to help young readers identify the problems they’d like to solve, and include plenty of activity pages to support the process of positive change."—ADDitude Mahazine
"As much as I liked the first edition of Learning to Slow Down and Pay Attention, I am even more enthusiastic about this new, expanded edition. The book is positive and upbeat in tone…written in a straightforward style that young people can understand."—Barbara D. Ingersoll, PhD, Montgomery Child & Family Health Services, Maryland, on the second edition
"A very practical and useful tool."—Harvey Parker, PhD, Nationally Recognized ADD Specialist, on the first edition
Table of ContentsIntroduction To Parents and Other Adult Helpers
Just for Kids!
Part 1: A Checklist About Me
At School
With Other Kids
About Myself
At Home
What I Wish Other People Knew
Part 2: Things Other People Can Do to Help Me
People Who Help with School
People Who Help with Friends and Feelings
People Who Help My Parents Understand Me
Doctors Who Help with Medicine
Part 3: Things I Can Do to Help Myself
Ways to Remember
Getting Ready in the Morning
The Easy Way to Clean a Bedroom
Ways to Pay Better Attention at School
Things to Do If I Feel Fidgety
Help with Homework
Learning to Control My Anger
Learning to Ask for Help
Talking Out Problems at Home
Problem Solving
Learning Not to Interrupt
Ways to Make and Keep Friends
Things to Do When Someone Hurts My Feelings
Learning to Relax
When I Have Trouble Going to Sleep
Things I Want to Change
Ways to Feel Good About Me
Part 4: Special Projects with My Parents
Working on Changes Together
A Progress Chart
Notes to Parents
Rewarding Your Child
Special Time
Finding the Resources Your Child Needs
Helpful Websites
Suggested Reading for Parents
Suggested Reading for Kids
