If you spend quality time with children—time where you interact without preset notions or judgment—you’ll likely see what I see. That’s young human beings who want what everyone else wants—to be happy and successful. And if you ask parents what they want for their children, you’ll likely find out that they pretty much want the same things as their kids–only they’d probably add safety and health to the list.
As for me, I want nothing more than to help children and parents get what they want. That’s why I wrote the 250 self-help books for kids. And that’s why I am doing what I am doing today—including the joyberryenterprises.com website.
It’s all about providing the resources that can help your child be safe, healthy, happy and successful.
The whole thing started with the realization that kids are driven to grow and do all of the right things. They just aren’t born knowing how. They need to be taught what behavior doesn’t work and what behavior works better. Once they know this, they are on their way because kids who know better act better.
At the heart of our program is age-appropriate books that deal with age-appropriate challenges–books written directly to children in an easy-to-understand style. Books loaded with fun and entertaining cartoons that are the “spoonful of sugar that makes the medicine go down.” For example, the book about anger defines anger, affirms that is it okay to feel angry, and tells young children exactly how to handle their anger in a positive way.
As children grow up, the books grow up with them by addressing more and more complex subjects.
These books are a parent’s best friend because they take most of the negative out of parenting. Complaining, nagging, fighting just won’t be necessary anymore because everyone will be on the same page, working for the same things.
The entire collection of materials is organized around a developmental grid that begins with 1 year olds and continues through to 12 year olds. The subjects, as well as the sequence in which they are presented, are based on universal milestones that occur in every child’s life. The milestones are organized into the four stages that every child grows through in order to reach adolescence.