Does Your Child Struggle With
Playing Alone?

For some children, playing alone isn't easy

Then suddenly (or so it seems to them) we expect them to entertain themselves. Are they afraid of being alone? Probably not. More likely, your child is afraid of being bored and isn't convinced she has the skills to prevent it.

Yes, children crave attention, so being alone can be a struggle. (And that need for attention can be just as hard on siblings as it is on parents!)

Still, playing alone is something your child has to learn to do.

A children's book about playing alone can help

My book about a child craving constant attention, How Boberto Learned to Like Being by Himself Sometimes, is a form of bibliotherapy. Bibliotherapy is the use of children's books to address children's problem behaviors.

"Boberto" is the story of a little boy who craves his parents' attention around the clock. They try to enforce "alone time," but because it's being forced on him - and because he doesn't have confidence in his ability to entertain himself - Boberto isn't able to handle it.

So Boberto's parents try a different approach: they give Boberto the right to be with them all the time, even when they're doing boring, grown-up things. When Boberto finds himself with the choice of balancing a checkbook with Dad or addressing envelopes with Mom...

He finally chooses to be by himself. And he's proud of himself for making that choice!

Boberto's story is a fun one that any child will enjoy. But I've done something else to make sure the book's message really hits home.

This children's book about needing attention has no pictures because it's meant for your child to illustrate. Why?

So that every time your child adds an illustration to the book, the book's message is reinforced. Repetition is key to learning.

The book is in PDF form (though if you prefer you can open a regular webpage and copy the text into a word processing program). You simply print it out for reading and illustrating.

As with all my Children's Behavior Books, the price for How Boberto Learned to Like Being by Himself Sometimes is only $3 US. At that price, how can you lose?

I'm also going to throw in a second behavior book - FREE - about picky eating. Because what family doesn't have a picky eater!

Do we have a deal? (No, I want to read an excerpt of the playing alone book first.)

Click the button to purchase. You'll be taken to PayPal, a secure site. After you've paid, you'll be returned to this site for your book and simple instructions on getting the best results from it.

Thanks!

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