Smart But Scattered-and Stalled

I love this book. It covers most of the problems teen would have and provides the tactics or skills they should master. It’s really helpful. I used his strategies on my kids. I asked my son to read it thru and he did. He found some of his issues thru it. Recommend strongly!

Such a fantastic, useable book for my 22-year-old son and me. It gives us common language, we do the worksheets, which he is willing to do because they are from an expert, not from his mom. He particularly connects with the dozens of case studies, so thank you for stories from the young adults' points of view. Colin's contributions were invaluable! Thank you for your vulnerability, Colin. This is a reference book in our library that we come back to time and time again. I learned so much about parenting -- I wish I would have found this when he was in middle school!

Very great book!

As a teacher, I found a vast array of ideas, methods, and uplifting stories throughout the book that I will be using with my students.

Very helpful!

Just what I expected.

First thing to know is the book and recommendations are totally dependent on your young adult child participating in all the quizzes and goal setting. If you don’t have the participation of your child, the book really isn’t helpful. I also found it somewhat complicated in all the steps and quizzes that need to be completed before getting to any actual recommendations. And in all honesty, I didn’t get anything useful from the book.

Remember when you read What to Expect When Your Expecting? This is the book you need now. Maybe you have kids that went away to school, graduated and landed back in your home. Alternatively, you have kids who graduated and never really left or some other version of the story that emerges after you get together with old friends for a drink or two. It’s happening all around us, and we all seem flummoxed over the right course of action.Dads seem to lean into the hardcore and Moms are usually the softer touch, and these twenty-something kids have learned to get what they want from all of us. Not that it’s all their fault, it’s sort of a perfect storm that this generation is navigating. Do they need a degree? Should they follow their bliss? You can’t blame them for being confused by the whole new paradigm.This book though- it’s gold.You’ve got checklists, quizzes, and resources for both you and your kid. The best part? The co-author is the real-life stuck kid of the author. This isn’t some tough love book, but it does point out ways that you may have made it easy for your kid to feel so safe at home that leaving isn’t appealing.This is a book that you can use together to make a plan that fits your situation and helps you to implement that plan as well.