Self-help ✦ Penny’s Take
Smart but Scattered
Peg Dawson · 2024
88/100
👍 Worth It
Over 425,000 copies in print across fifteen-plus years tells its own story — this is the book school psychologists and pediatric therapists actually hand to parents. The twelve executive-skill framework is specific enough to be actionable rather than vague, and the 2024 revised edition adds new research and a technology chapter that make it feel current rather than dated. If your child struggles with focus, organization, or impulse control, this is the place to start.
✦ Penny’s Take — this is The Review Group’s own editorial assessment. Penny’s analytical review line researched this book from real sources and scored it across the lenses shown below. It’s an honest first-party read — not a page-by-page personal one. The gold ✓ Penny Tested mark is reserved for books Penny reads cover to cover herself.
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Verdict receipt0–100
safety96
substance90
craft82
originality80
accuracy92
hype75
age-fit90
human-eye88
Penny’s verdict88
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