Help for a Pouty Child!
Appreciation Can Be Learned

A pouty child is an unappreciative child

Guess what? Appreciation doesn't come naturally. It has to be taught...and learned.

Learning to Appreciate read an excerpt

A girl pouting over what she doesn't have or a boy jealous of another child who appears to have more is an unsatisfied child. A child who feels appreciation is satisfied.

Here's the thing though: babies only know when their needs aren't being met. A young child has to learn the difference between needs and wants, and also that Mom and Dad aren't responsible for meeting every want.

Do you have a pouty child, bordering on bratty - a child more likely to feel unappreciative than appreciative?

My children's behavior book, How Bobo Learned to Be Satisfied, is a form of bibliotherapy. Bibliotherapy is the use of children's books to address problem behaviors.

F R E E ...for a very limited time Before I begin selling my child behavior books, I'm looking for feedback on them. Here's the deal... I want you to try these books with your children. But I need you to agree in advance to write me about your experience or email me a picture that your child drew for the book. I may use your letter or child's picture on the site, but I will only post it with your first name and your state, province or country. Do we have a deal? Read up, then click to the book your child could benefit from!

Bobo is the story of a child who sees only what other children have that he doesn't. His very real feelings of deprivation leave him sad. But then Bobo's father teaches him a trick for seeing what he has that other children don't. Bobo is freed from jealousy...and unhappiness!

Bobo's story lets your child recognize herself or himself in a fictional child. But I've done something else to make sure Bobo's message really hits home.

This children's behavior book has no pictures. 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.

For a limited time, this children's book about spoiled behavior is FREE

Before I begin selling my children's behavior books, I'm looking for feedback on them. Here's the deal...

I want you to try this book about an unappreciative child with your pouty child. But I need you to agree in advance to either write me about your experience or email me a picture that your child draws for the book.

I may use your letter or your child's drawing on the site, but I will only post it with your first name and your state, province or country.

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 on separate pages for reading and illustrating.

Do we have a deal? (No, I want to read an excerpt of the Pouty Child book first.) If so, please fill out the form below. You'll be taken to a password protected page with the simple instructions right away.

I can't wait to hear how it goes for you!

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