See You Later, Procrastinator! (Get It Done)

by Pamela Espeland

Kids today are notorious for putting things off it s easy for homework and chores to take a backseat to playing video games, hanging out with friends, watching television, or surfing online. Full-color cartoons and kid-friendly text teach kids how to get motivated, stay motivated, and get things done. Kids learn 12 reasons why people procrastinate and 12 Procrastination Busters that can help; 20 ways to kiss procrastination good-bye; tips for avoiding setbacks like the dreaded Domino Effect; and Mighty Motivators and Fun Rewards to keep them on track. See You Later, Procrastinator! gives kids lots of ways to kick the procrastination habit and feel more in charge of their lives.

Genres: Nonfiction, Parenting, Childrens

112 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2007

About the author

Pamela Espeland has authored, co-authored, or edited more than two hundred books on a variety of subjects. She lives in Minneapolis.

Reviews

[Hanna Wyrwik · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is great for children who just 'don't wanna clean' easy steps for anything you need help with.

[Clare · Rating 5 out of 5]

Confession: I was quite an experienced procrastinator in primary school, and I'm probably still good at it now. If only someone had given me this book... or better, left it unannounced in my usual procrastination haunt. I would have picked it up if only to put off doing what I ought. Reading it all at once would have been too overwhelming; it contains so many ideas that it might leave hardened procrastinators discouraged. But doing just one of the many suggestions it offers could have worked wonders on my quality of life.

First it identifies the problem in many of its hidden guises. Then it investigates the problem thoroughly, helping you answer the question 'what am I really doing here?' and 'how is it making me feel?' Then it gives you 20 Ways to Kiss Procrastination Good-Bye, and out of 20 ways surely 1 will seem achievable.

There's quite a lot of text for such a little book, which is why reading only one short chapter at a time could work best. And if it can be done in a non-threatening way, it could be helpful for a parent or teacher to go through it slowly and positively with a child, not to make them feel dumb, but to show them there are many ways to move forward. Reviewed for www.GoodReadingGuide.com

[Whitney · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this one with my disorganized and stressed out 9 year old, to help him gain control over some of his work and break some habits of procrastinating. It is very kid friendly, has colorful and engaging illustrations, and uses gentle humor to help convey helpful information and useful, specific advice about procrastination. Although written more with a middle school audience in mind, the colors and pictures drew my son in without me ever having to announce, "We are now going to read this book about a bad habit." That was a definite plus!

[Trace · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm assigning this book to my son to read over the summer. Fun read with some solid advice nestled in... my purpose in assigning it is for him to become aware of his habit of procrastination and to start thinking about ways to counteract this bad habit and replace with better habits.

[Donald Peebles · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book is geared towards middle school and YA audiences but I got several gems to work on my issues with procrastination as an adult.

[Danielle · Rating 3 out of 5]

I got this book a really long time ago, and I've been a procrastinator my entire life. This was fun to flip back through and refresh on some tips.

[Zoey York · Rating 2 out of 5]

Semi-helpful

[Gina Starling · Rating 4 out of 5]

Grades 3-5

This book teaches kids about the pitfalls of procrastination and ways to avoid doing that. Helps to motivate students to get their homework and other important things done first.

This is another good book to start the school year off with, before they get behind due to procrastination.

[Amy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great book for upper elementary kids to help them nip their procrastinating ways in the bud.

[Kathy]

Two copies

[Beronica · Rating 4 out of 5]

Food for thought when I read it to my kids. They may not have applied it right away, but overtime I think the principles made sense to use as if it was their ideas.

[Tammy Schafer · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is required reading in our household.

[Rebecca · Rating 2 out of 5]

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[Madelyne · Rating 1 out of 5]

DON'T READ THIS BOOK EVER!!!!!! IT WAS HORRIBLE AND EXTREMLY BORING!!!!

[Laura Filtness · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great book for 5th and older about getting things done! Perfect addition to a study skills group.

[Erik · Rating 4 out of 5]

See you later, Procrastinator is my first Non-Fiction book that I read in 2017. This book will teach you how to manage your time! It tells you what kind of procrastination you have (yes, there are types of procrastinations) and how to solve them. It even tells you why you procrastinate (which is fascinating)! The book would be helpful to anyone who doesn't yet know how to manage their time (I hope that that was not the reason that my parents recommended this book to me...😓)

See you later, Procrastinator is a great book for kids to learn how to manage their time, while reading a book, while being entertained by the colorful picture and funny (kid) jokes. It included lots of extra information without squeezing out any humor or entertainment (unlike those adult informational books (no offense)). It is an easy book to finish as I finished it in about 1.5 hours. This book really would have a significant impact on me if I read this when I was younger.