Damon Korb - Raising an Organized Child: 5 Steps to Boost Independence, Ease Frustration, and Promote Confidence

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Original artwork by Tatum Elyse Korb. Reproduced with permission.

Library of Congress Control Number: 2018946356

If your family has experienced lost homework, or a misplaced shoe, or your childs bedroom looks like a tornado hit it, then this book is for you! Dr Korbs advice will help parents reduce day-to-day frustrations with homework, routines, clutter, and more. But, more importantly, Dr Korbs guidance on boosting childrens organizational skills and executive function will prepare todays toddlers and teens for success as adults.

Tanya Altmann, MD, FAAP, author of Baby and Toddler Basics and mom of 3 boys

Parenting a child with ADHD or other attentional and learning problems can be stressful. As a behavioral pediatrician who specializes in ADHD and parenting, I look forward to recommending this book to my patients, their families, and the readers of my blog! It offers readers concrete, practical, and well-described strategies parents can begin using right away. The 5 steps are repeated depending on the age of your child, which means you dont have to read the book cover to cover but instead reach for it time and again! This book fills a gap in the parenting literature out there for supporting children with attentional difficulties. Thank you, Dr Korb!

Nerissa S. Bauer, MD, MPH, FAAP, behavioral pediatrician and blogger at Lets Talk Kids Health

Dr Korb is to be commended for focusing parents attention on their childrens organizational capabilities as key components of success. His book is itself a model of organization, with (as Dr Korb would say) everything in its place. Its fascinating to see how the 5 principles of organization apply at each stage of development. Speaking personally, as one who only recently learned how not to lose his car keys on a weekly basis, this is a book that might have helped me growing up!

Robert Needlman, MD, coauthor of Dr. Spocks Baby and Child Care and professor of pediatrics, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

Ill share this book with so many of my clients. Dr Korb describes a compelling approach, grounded in research, for developing internal organization by strategically structuring a childs external surroundings. This book will help parents and educators of young children prevent disorganization while also illuminating the path for older students to overcome organization challenges. Organization is critically important, and Dr Korb gives hope for achieving it.