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Teach Your Child To Be Organized? This Pediatrician Says Yes, You Can

Here & Now's Lisa Mullins talks with Dr. Damon Korb about the path to organization, which he writes about in his new book, "Raising an Organized Child."
"Raising an Organized Child," by Damon Korb. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

It’s a scenario many parents will recognize: Your child has left for school, but their lunch is still on the counter, their finished homework is on their desk and the cleats they need for soccer are by the door — and all the yelling and nagging aren’t changing a thing.

Pediatrician Dr. Damon Korb — a father of five — says it’s never too late to help create an “organized” child, and that the steps can start in infancy.

Here & Now‘s Lisa Mullins talks with Korb (@DrKorb) about the path to organization, which he writes about in his new book, “Raising an Organized Child.”

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