This is an ongoing BATTLE for us with DD11, who is doing work that would probably significantly challenge most MG 13-16yos. Her EF skill set is pretty much average/slightly ahead of average... but it certainly isn't in the stratospheric range that her academic gifts are.
I've read through part of 'Smart but Scattered.'
It looked REALLY good, and I'm considering buying it.
The two authors have written other books for professionals working with adolescents and children, and they are apparently very well regarded in the field. In other words, "hothousing" or teaching EF skills is their specialty.
I really liked the no-nonsense approach to things that I saw in that book.
We have to be able to get DD to at least "average" EF for an 18 yo by the time she's about 16, or there's not going to be any safe way for her to go to college... and this is easily the biggest challenge we've faced as parents.
It feels so wrong to push them when they aren't quite ready developmentally...
but it may be the 'least worst' thing, at least in some cases.
