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Smart but Scattered: The Revolutionary "Executive Skills" Approach to Helping Kids Reach Their Potential Smart but Scattered: The Revolutionary "Executive Skills" Approach to Helping Kids Reach Their Potential (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.01 — 3,769 ratings — published
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Late, Lost, and Unprepared: A Parents' Guide to Helping Children with Executive Functioning Late, Lost, and Unprepared: A Parents' Guide to Helping Children with Executive Functioning (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as executive-function)
avg rating 3.85 — 597 ratings — published 2008
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Smart but Scattered Teens: The "Executive Skills" Program for Helping Teens Reach Their Potential Smart but Scattered Teens: The "Executive Skills" Program for Helping Teens Reach Their Potential (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as executive-function)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,154 ratings — published 2012
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Brain Hacks: Life-Changing Strategies to Improve Executive Functioning Brain Hacks: Life-Changing Strategies to Improve Executive Functioning (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 4 times as executive-function)
avg rating 3.78 — 442 ratings — published 2018
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How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.89 — 24,924 ratings — published 2012
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How to Keep House While Drowning How to Keep House While Drowning (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as executive-function)
avg rating 4.19 — 87,294 ratings — published 2022
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FLIPP The Switch Strengthen Executive Function Skills FLIPP The Switch Strengthen Executive Function Skills (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as executive-function)
avg rating 3.84 — 38 ratings — published
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Promoting Executive Function in the Classroom (What Works for Special-Needs Learners) Promoting Executive Function in the Classroom (What Works for Special-Needs Learners)
by (shelved 3 times as executive-function)
avg rating 3.94 — 67 ratings — published 2010
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ADHD, Executive Function, & Behavioral Challenges in the Classroom: Managing the Impact on Learning, Motivation, and Stress ADHD, Executive Function, & Behavioral Challenges in the Classroom: Managing the Impact on Learning, Motivation, and Stress (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as executive-function)
avg rating 4.51 — 35 ratings — published
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Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as executive-function)
avg rating 4.30 — 1,440,647 ratings — published 2018
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Coaching Students with Executive Skills Deficits (The Guilford Practical Intervention in the Schools Series) Coaching Students with Executive Skills Deficits (The Guilford Practical Intervention in the Schools Series)
by (shelved 2 times as executive-function)
avg rating 4.12 — 82 ratings — published 2012
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The Executive Functioning Workbook for Teens: Help for Unprepared, Late, and Scattered Teens (Instant Help Solutions) The Executive Functioning Workbook for Teens: Help for Unprepared, Late, and Scattered Teens (Instant Help Solutions)
by (shelved 2 times as executive-function)
avg rating 3.94 — 126 ratings — published 2013
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Executive Function in Education: From Theory to Practice Executive Function in Education: From Theory to Practice (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as executive-function)
avg rating 3.74 — 39 ratings — published 2007
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Executive Function "Dysfunction" - Strategies for Educators and Parents Executive Function "Dysfunction" - Strategies for Educators and Parents (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.73 — 22 ratings — published 2014
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Organizing the Disorganized Child: Simple Strategies to Succeed in School Organizing the Disorganized Child: Simple Strategies to Succeed in School (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.72 — 248 ratings — published 2009
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The Disorganized Mind: Coaching Your ADHD Brain to Take Control of Your Time, Tasks, and Talents The Disorganized Mind: Coaching Your ADHD Brain to Take Control of Your Time, Tasks, and Talents (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as executive-function)
avg rating 3.90 — 918 ratings — published 2008
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The Organized Student: Teaching Children the Skills for Success in School and Beyond The Organized Student: Teaching Children the Skills for Success in School and Beyond (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as executive-function)
avg rating 3.82 — 343 ratings — published 2005
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Extra Focus: The Quick Start Guide to Adult ADHD Extra Focus: The Quick Start Guide to Adult ADHD (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as executive-function)
avg rating 4.23 — 1,299 ratings — published 2023
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Shame Free ADHD (and Anxiety!): Mindfulness for the Rest of Us Shame Free ADHD (and Anxiety!): Mindfulness for the Rest of Us
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avg rating 4.00 — 15 ratings — published
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Procrastinators Get Stuff Done: How to Go from Overwhelmed to Finished Procrastinators Get Stuff Done: How to Go from Overwhelmed to Finished (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.61 — 255 ratings — published
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ADHD Organization and Cleaning Made Easy ADHD Organization and Cleaning Made Easy (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.10 — 47 ratings — published 2024
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Living Well with Adult ADHD: Practical Strategies for Improving Your Daily Life (The Guilford Living Well Series) Living Well with Adult ADHD: Practical Strategies for Improving Your Daily Life (The Guilford Living Well Series)
by (shelved 1 time as executive-function)
avg rating 3.99 — 37 ratings — published
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Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as executive-function)
avg rating 4.08 — 148,855 ratings — published 2016
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Visible Learning Visible Learning (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as executive-function)
avg rating 4.14 — 658 ratings — published 2008
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Mindset: The New Psychology of Success Mindset: The New Psychology of Success (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as executive-function)
avg rating 4.09 — 183,627 ratings — published 2006
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Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as executive-function)
avg rating 3.92 — 182,486 ratings — published 2009
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Private Speech, Executive Functioning, and the Development of Verbal Self-Regulation Private Speech, Executive Functioning, and the Development of Verbal Self-Regulation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as executive-function)
avg rating 4.60 — 5 ratings — published 2009
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Summary Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman: Time Management for Mortals Summary Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman: Time Management for Mortals (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as executive-function)
avg rating 4.30 — 27 ratings — published
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Raising Good Humans: A Mindful Guide to Breaking the Cycle of Reactive Parenting and Raising Kind, Confident Kids Raising Good Humans: A Mindful Guide to Breaking the Cycle of Reactive Parenting and Raising Kind, Confident Kids (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as executive-function)
avg rating 3.89 — 20,773 ratings — published 2019
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Supporting Student Executive Functions: Insights and Strategies for Educators Supporting Student Executive Functions: Insights and Strategies for Educators (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.57 — 7 ratings — published
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The Seeds of Learning: A Cognitive Processing Model for Speech, Language, Literacy, and Executive Functioning The Seeds of Learning: A Cognitive Processing Model for Speech, Language, Literacy, and Executive Functioning (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as executive-function)
avg rating 4.14 — 145 ratings — published
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Scattered to Focused: Smart Strategies to Improve Your Child's Executive Functioning Skills Scattered to Focused: Smart Strategies to Improve Your Child's Executive Functioning Skills (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as executive-function)
avg rating 4.13 — 137 ratings — published
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The Executive Function Guidebook: Strategies to Help All Students Achieve Success The Executive Function Guidebook: Strategies to Help All Students Achieve Success (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as executive-function)
avg rating 3.92 — 24 ratings — published
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Paul Tough
“The capacities that develop in the earliest years may be harder to measure on tests of kindergarten readiness than abilities like number and letter recognition, but they are precisely the skills, closely related to executive functions, that researchers have recently determined to be so valuable in kindergarten and beyond: the ability to focus on a single activity for an extended period, the ability to understand and follow directions, the ability to cope with disappointment and frustration, the ability to interact capably with other students.”
― Paul Tough, Helping Children Succeed: What Works and Why

“Chronic stress rewires your brain for self-protection, not self-production.”
― Felecia Etienne, Overcoming Mediocrity: Limitless Women

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