What Were You Thinking
Learning to Control Your Impulses (Executive Function)
by Bryan Smith
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appears in Discipline and Fiction.
Third grader Braden loves to be the center of attention. His comic genius, as he sees it, causes his friends to look at him in awe. But some poor decisionmaking, such as a few illtimed jokes in class and an impulsive reaction during gym class that leads to a classmate on the floor in tears, results in Braden's teachers and mother teaching him all...
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appears in Discipline and Fiction.
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