Damon Korb, MD, FAAP, is a practicing developmental and behavioral pediatrician and founder of the Center for Developing Minds. Dr. Korb is president of the Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics and an adjunct clinical instructor at Stanford University Medical Center. He is the father of 5 children and lives in Northern California.
"Dr Korb's advice will help parents reduce day-to-day frustrations
with homework, routines, clutter, and more. But, more importantly,
Dr Korb's guidance on boosting children's organizational skills and
executive function will prepare today's toddlers and teens for
success as adults." Tanya Altmann, MD, FAAP, author of Baby and
Toddler Basics
"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." Nerissa S. Bauer, MD, MPH, FAAP, behavioral
pediatrician and blogger at "Let's Talk Kids Health"
"Dr Korb is to be commended for focusing parents' attention on
their children's 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." Robert Needlman, MD,
coauthor of Dr. Spock's Baby and Child Care and professor of
pediatrics, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
"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."
Craig Pohlman, PhD, author of Revealing Minds and How Can My Kid
Succeed in School? and chief executive officer, Southeast Psych
"Dr Korb encourages parents to teach their children principles of
organization as a guiding theme to understand and nurture
emotional, social, and cognitive development." Martin T. Stein, MD,
professor emeritus of pediatrics, University of California San
Diego, Rady Children's Hospital
"Parents look to the American Academy of Pediatrics for expert
advice and here will find practical and helpful tips for developing
executive function in children, whether special needs are present
or not." Library Journal
"Dr Korb's advice will help parents reduce day-to-day frustrations
with homework, routines, clutter, and more. But, more importantly,
Dr Korb's guidance on boosting children's organizational skills and
executive function will prepare today's toddlers and teens for
success as adults." Tanya Altmann, MD, FAAP, author of Baby and
Toddler Basics
"Pediatrician and father of five Korb presents a useful and
simple-to-follow set of steps for parents to take to foster
organizational skills in their children. Korb provides suggestions
and tasks geared to four main age groupsinfants, preschoolers (3--5
years), school-age children (5--12), and teenagersfor both parent
and child. However, for each age group, the 'five steps' remain the
same: 'be consistent,' 'introduce order,' 'give everything a
place,' 'practice forward thinking,' and 'promote problem-solving.'
Throughout, Korb includes scripts for productive parent-child
conversations and skill-developing games geared to different ages.
Korb also traces how, as children advance in age and organizational
skills, parental roles change, from 'coach' to school-age children
to 'manager' for middle schoolers, and 'consultant' for high
schoolers. Korb's examples are educational, especially one he
shares to illustrate overbearing parentingthat of a couple who gave
their high schooler son, on average, five hours of help with
homework each night, resulting in disaster when he left the
parental umbrella and entered college. Korb thus shows both how
adults can help and when and why they need to let 'go of control.'
The result is a kind, supportive guide that parents and children
alike can profit from as they grow together." Publishers Weekly
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