You can imagine what my child’s room looked like: clothes on the floor, dresser draws open with clothes half hanging out of them, and toys spread all over the floor.

Jill is given an assignment on Monday that is due on Friday. The problem is that despite repeated nagging, she won’t start it until Thursday night.

Organizing the Disorganized Child finally answers the question: How can I help my child get organized without waging a battle This essential toolkit factors organizational styles into the equation, and offers effective strategies that deliver amazing long-term results.

Renowned ADHD expert Dr. Martin Kutscher and coach Marcella Moran explain the roots of children’s organizational problems, and parents’s role in fixing them. They outline different organizational styles used by different students (not all kids organize the same way!). Kutscher and Moran outline exactly what school materials to buy, how to set up the study area, and provide a step-by-step plan for an organizational system including:

Choose and set up the school supplies best suited to your child Train your child to get the correct materials to and from school Improve time management and planning skills Apply the simple secret of effective learning: always ask questions Perfect reading, note-taking, and study skills for tests Refine morning and nighttime routines to help the entire family

Organizing the Disorganized Child belongs on every parent’s shelf.