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BEST SELLING BOOKS FOR 5, 6, & 7 YEAR OLDS
Help Me Be Good
Our 29 Classic Kid-tested, Parent/Teacher-approved
HELP ME BE GOOD books that feature familiar, vintage cartoon art are
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!
WHY? Because knowing better helps young children do better. And each book defines a misbehavior and explains exactly how to replace the misbehavior with good behavior. That means that more praise and less lecturing and discipline is required to help young children be good.
And that’s why all 29 sought-after HELP ME BE GOOD books are OUR BEST-SELLING SERIES!
INDIVIDUAL TOP SELLERS include:
Disobeying, Whining, Being Selfish, Being Rude, Lying, and Being Bullied.
(Scroll down for more information from Joy about the Help Me Be Good books.)
Scrolling from top to bottom, the order of the HELP ME BE GOOD titles below reflects the developmental behavior of young children that progresses from Negligent Misbehavior to Egocentric Misbehavior to Disruptive Misbehavior to Aggressive Misbehavior.
A MESSAGE FROM JOY
After the launch of two successful self-help book series designed to help kids 7 to 11 years of age become responsible, I was bombarded by parent/teacher requests to write similar self-help books for younger children.
While doing research for the new books, I discovered that the main obstacle to young children becoming responsible can be the misbehavior that often stems from not knowing any better. As a result, I began writing books that addressed early childhood misbehavior.
In spite of the obvious need for children’s books about their misbehavior, The Help Me Be Good books did not do well in focus group testing. Why? Because parents were hesitant to acknowledge in a focus group the reality that they had children who misbehaved. That said, it was telling when many of the parents leaving the testing site would inquire “Where could I get these books if I should ever need them?”
Those inquiries contributed to the initial decision to publish the books. But first, the book titles went through a grueling controversy over the potential “turn-off” that the “negative titles” might engender.
Fortunately, it was eventually established that parents dealing with early childhood misbehavior need and want forthright books that get to the point and get the job done. The end result was the enormous success of the HMBG books–which are currently the best-selling series of books in the Joy Berry Classics Library.
THE CLASSIC STATUS OF THE LIVING SKILLS BOOKS
The HELP ME BE GOOD books are a part of the collection of kids’ self-help books and other materials called THE JOY BERRY CLASSICS.
The purpose of the JOY BERRY CLASSICS is to help children, from the beginning of their lives through pre-adolescence, become responsible:
for themselves,
in their relationships with others, and
in the way that they relate to the things in their environment.
The classic look and feel of the HELP ME BE GOOD books is due to the restoration of the vintage artwork from the original publications that is now featured in the current HELP ME BE GOOD books.
THE PURPOSE
The 29 HELP ME BE GOOD books help young children replace misbehavior with good behavior.
Early childhood misbehavior can cause a lot of stress and discomfort for everyone. Sharing the HELP ME BE GOOD books with a child can address the typical early childhood misbehaviors that can prevent him or her from being responsible. The HELP ME BE GOOD books define various misbehaviors and explain why they don’t work. These books also provide realistic and pragmatic guidelines that will help children achieve their desired goals with good behavior rather than misbehavior.
THE GUIDELINES FOR USE
In order to derive the maximum benefits from the HELP ME BE GOOD books it is recommended that adults use the books in the following ways:
Phase One
Adult Resource: The adult reads the books for information, insights, and encouragement.
Phase Two
Adult-Child Activity: The adult uses the books with the child and encourages the child to question or comment on the subject matter.
Phase Three
Independent Activity: The child is encouraged to use the books independently of the adult for entertainment and to reinforce the subject matter.
Phase Four
Reference Material: The books are placed in the child’s library along with other resource materials and used whenever specific situations need to be addressed.
THE HELP ME BE GOOD BOOKS
Divided into Developmental Categories
NEGLIGENT MISBEHAVIOR
The purpose of the Help Me Be Good books in this category is to help children replace negligent misbehavior with more acceptable behavior.
Books in this category include Being Lazy, Being Forgetful, Being Careless, Being Messy, Being Wasteful, and Overdoing It.
EGOCENTRIC MISBEHAVIOR
The purpose of the Help Me Be Good books in this category is to help children replace egocentric behavior with more acceptable behavior.
Books in this category include Showing Off, Being a Bad Sport, Being Selfish, Being Greedy, Breaking Promises Disobeying, and Lying.
DISRUPTIVE MISBEHAVIOR
The purpose of the Help Me Be Good books in this category is to help children replace disruptive misbehavior with more acceptable behavior.
Books in this category include Interrupting, Whining, Complaining, Throwing Tantrums, Teasing, Tattling, Gossiping, and Being Rude.
AGGRESSIVE MISBEHAVIOR
The purpose of the Help Me Be Good books in this category is to help children replace aggressive misbehavior with more acceptable behavior.
Books in this category include Snooping, Cheating, Stealing, Being Bullied, Being Bossy, Being Destructive, Fighting, and Being Mean.
