A Children's Book About Interrupting: Help Me Be Good

Just wanted to take a minute to give a big kudos to this book. I bought it for my 7yo and when it first came I thought "oh great. this is made for little kids" b/c it was super simple - like kindergarten picture books. But, turns out, that's exactly what she needed. Short. Simple. And to the point. Without making a big complicated deal of it. She had just begun complaining about her friends a lot - to other friends. I tried explaining we shouldn't gossip and she didn't understand what gossip meant. I also think it was one of those "oh great my parent is overreacting again, I'm just going to ignore her" things. I think that's where a book is important - when they see it written - officially by somebody else, it becomes something real to them. She read it once and never gossiped again. And just today was telling me about how her friend was gossiping and she didn't like it. A few months ago she would've just joined her friend. And it would've gotten back to the other friend etc etc. So I'm really grateful for this book and recommend it. (The one thing is, I had to make a big point to her that if she tells her mom and dad about something, then that is not gossiping (it's already hard enough getting her to tell us stuff - I didn't need her thinking she can't tell us about anything her friends are doing b/c it would be gossip! - So I do wish they'd add a part about that to the book.)

I researched quite a few children's books on this subject and then got them out of the library to review them before making a purchase. This book and two others I read by Joy Berry were several cuts above the others. The book was well written and outlined in an easy to understand manner what gossiping is, how gossiping can harm oneself and others and the consequences of gossiping. It doesn't stop there, however. It tells children how they can appropriately handle situations where they are confronted with gossiping or feel inclined to gossip. A very constructive but gentle approach to this behavior problem. I am more than satisfied with my purchase.

Truly helped to explain the difference between good tattling and bad "he did it" endless telling on your brother. It really helped us to enlist the older brother to keep younger brother safe but understand that the parents are the judges of the behavior. The examples used are very natural and typical. And the repeated bad tattling gets old and frustrates even the parent, and does not gain rewards

We have all the other “Help me be good” books but miss 3 of them, my kid asked me to buy the missing books to complete the whole set. it’s a little pricey but it’s truly a good collection. It came with the well packed condition and the seller is good.

Recently we have experience a little problem with my great-niece in her kindergarten class. She has "borrowed" other's desserts from their lunch and likes to "use" pens, paper and erasers. Permanantly! I must admit that I was skeptical of your book being of any use, but was pleasantly surprised. We "borrowed" some of her things, and for some reason she doesn't like the feeling! We pointed out how others feel when she does these same things to them. We have read your book to her numerous times and discussed it numerously. Thank you for positive help!

My 7 yr old son loves these books and they are great for explaining behavior choices to kids. I originally got the book about whining, my son's bad habit, and it helped me address the problem without him feeling like I was getting on his case. I found that these books also help him to understand why other kids behave the way they do. This book is a great addition to our collection.

I used to read these books as a kid, and I loved them. When I wanted them for my son, my mom found almost a whole set. We were only missing this one, and now our collection is complete. Came it great condition, and we’re very happy with it.

This is another good book to read with a child who has taken things that aren't his/hers.

Good book for children

good book