Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-196) and index.

Understanding your child's disorganization -- Organization and the executive assistant in your child's brain -- From parent to coach : taking on a new mindset to get your child organized -- Discovering your child's organizational strengths and weaknesses -- Laying the foundation for change -- Overview of the skills-building program -- Prompt, monitor, praise, reward : how to motivate your child down the path toward organization -- Building a connection between home and school -- Organizational skills for school tasks -- Tracking assignments -- Managing school materials -- Time management for schoolwork -- Planning for long-term assignments -- Putting the last pieces in place -- Managing the glitches at home -- Putting it all together : making organizational skills of your routine every day -- When your child needs additional help -- Appendix: creating your own planner -- Resources.