Rita Emmett

'Recovering Procrastinator', Rita offers not only sure-fire tips and techniques, but she also offers hope that procrastinators can convert.

Mastering the Art of Doing It Now

The Procrastinator's Handbook

a handbook for the overworked, overscheduled and overwhelmed

Manage your time to reduce your stress

A book for every procrastinator from an author whose own triumph over procrastination has moved her to show others the way.Exuberant, witty and practical, The Procrastinator's Handbook is an invaluable self-help tool and an entertaining read, with real-life stories of people who have overcome procrastination. Rita Emmett gives comprehensive advice on: * how to identify the behavioural styles and patterns procrastinators use for putting things off * how to apply proven anti-procrastination tips and techniques for achieving goals * how to develop strategies to move forward when stuck or when reverting to old procrastination patterns * how to design personal action plans.

Parents, grandparents, teachers, supervisors, even baby-sitters, can be driven to distraction by a child's repeated procrastination. However, their distress is nothing compared to the toll procrastination takes on the child-eroding self-confidence, undermining self-esteem and relationships, increasing anxiety, and paving the way for similar behavior as an adult that can be even more costly. Helping a child stop procrastinating is one of the best gifts an adult can share, and Rita Emmett's informative and engaging new book is the place to start. Based on her own procrastination and parenting seminars and on interviews with hundreds of people about what works and what doesn't, Emmett offers proven techniques to defuse the frictions caused by youthful procrastination. Her central point is that, far from being a character flaw, procrastination-in children as in adults-is usually a habit that can be changed. Whether avoiding chores or homework or neglecting goals-or in dozens of other situations-children of all ages procrastinate for many reasons: - feeling overwhelmed or confused and not knowing where to begin - lack of motivation - a subversive desire to assert control by not doing what's asked - a dislike of the task - subconscious fears or anxieties about failure - poor time management skills In each case, Emmett provides strategies for breaking through a child's defense mechanisms or reluctance to talk, and for establishing rules and guidelines that encourage young children and teenagers alike to face obligations in a timely way. Lighthearted and rewarding, The Procrastinating Child is an invaluable resource.

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