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They provide a step-by-step plan for an organizational system including: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e o Refining morning and nighttime routines \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e o Getting the correct work home\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e o Planning the work, and getting it back to where it belongs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e o Tips for reading and note taking\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e o Study and test taking skills \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e o Learning how to ask the right questions \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Organizing the Disorganized Child is an essential toolkit that belongs on every parent′s shelf.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Early Praise for Organizing the Disorganized Child\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"A superb book! Blessedly brief, pointedly practical, and clear as glass, this book will help any child, parent, or teacher who reads it. Step by step, the authors, who truly know their subject, lead the reader through a method that can′t help but succeed. This book meets an urgent need. I will be referring my patients to it.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e - Edward Hallowell, M.D., co-author of Driven to Distraction and Superparenting for ADD\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"Organizing the Disorganized Child is a long overdue manual that strives to make life easier on families with children with ADHD. Unlike other books that offer a menu of one-size-fits-all strategies, this book digs deeper and helps parents to understand the root causes of their particular child′s disorganization...This book is a MUST HAVE for all parents of children with or without ADHD!\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e - Nancy A. Ratey, author of The Disorganized Mind\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"Organizing the Disorganized Child is a breath of fresh air. Straightforward, practical, and most important, providing strategies and ideas that any parent - even the disorganized - can easily implement. Rather than wait till some children struggle I suggest that Organizing the Disorganized Child be essential reading for parents of all entering first graders.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e - Sam Goldstein, Ph.D., Co-author of Raising a Self-disciplined Child\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.49 x 8.26 x 5.48 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 25, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55075639918891,"sku":"9780061797415","price":28.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1015\/0261\/5851\/files\/fzu7LokfR39780061797415.webp?v=1787709885"},{"product_id":"find-me-unafraid-paperback","title":"Find Me Unafraid - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKennedy Odede\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJessica Posner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eNicholas Kristof\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Kennedy is living proof that individuals can lead themselves, and their communities, out of poverty.\" -Salma Hayek Pinault, Time 100\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFind Me Unafraid \u003c\/em\u003etells the uncommon love story between two uncommon people whose collaboration sparked a successful movement to transform the lives of vulnerable girls and the urban poor. 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