Books with author Joy Berry

"The LET'S TALK ABOUT books help children deal with the early childhood emotions and attitudes that can prevent them from becoming responsible." Joy Berry If not understood and handled properly, early childhood emotions and attitudes can be painful and can hinder young children from becoming responsible. By sharing the LET'S TALK ABOUT books with your child, you are taking the first important step to overcoming obstacles that can prevent your child from becoming responsible. The LET'S TALK ABOUT books help young children understand and respond in positive ways to normal feelings and attitudes that can otherwise be uncomfortable and difficult to handle. ""Let's Talk About Needing Attention"" (Let's Talk About series) helps children understand and manage the difficult concept of dealing with feeling the need for more attention.

Recommended for ages 11 and up.You Can Handle Criticism and Rejection is a highly entertaining, easy-to-read, cartoon-illustrated book from Joy Berry’s best-selling WINNING SKILLS series of books for young people. Everyone faces criticism at some point in their life. Learning how to handle it can be the difference between using it to your advantage or letting it be a negative influence. To learn how to handle criticism and rejection there are certain principles you must understand and some practical steps you need to follow.In this book Joy will show you how you can handle criticism and rejection by learning about • constructive criticism, • destructive criticism, • considering the source, • dealing with people who are not qualified to criticize you, • receiving constructive criticism, • responding to constructive criticism, • four steps for handling destructive criticism, • feeling rejected, • minimizing the effects of rejection, and • overcoming rejection.Every page contains a cartoon that will both drive home the point and capture the reader’s attention.Teaching these vital skills to young people has never been so easy and so much fun!The entire Winning Skills series includes these 18 volumes:You Can Be a Winner!You Can Have a Great Future!You Can Be a Star!You Can Be Happy!You Can Be Liked!You Can Be Beautiful!You Can Break Bad Habits!You Can Handle Tough Situations!You Can Handle Rude People!You Can Handle Criticism and Rejection!You Can Handle Stress!You Can Overcome Fear!You Can Attain Your Goals!You Can Get Organized!You Can Be in Control!You Can Be Assertive!You Can Be Creative!You Can Be Smart!

Age Level: 6-12The Living Skills books are a series of 27 books by award-winning author Joy Berry. Like all of the Joy Berry books, this series stresses individual responsibility. The purpose is to help kids develop into self-sufficient, intelligent, independent thinking young adults. The books in the Joy Berry “classics” have sold over 85 million copies and helped hundreds of thousands of parents and kids over the past twenty years.No matter who you are, chances are that you watch TV. You probably began watching TV at a very early age. By the time you graduate from high school, you probably have spent 15,000 hours watching TV. In Every Kid’s Guide To Watching TV Intelligently, Joy Berry will explore both the good and the bad aspects of watching TV. Topics include:• why watching TV” can be harmful,• how watching TV can be helpful,• how to watch TV moderately,• how to watch TV safely,• how to choose the right programs to watch, and• how to respond to TV commercials.The book features colorful cartoons on every page that both amuse and engage the reader.The 27 books in the Living Skills series are:Being SpecialCoping With Childhood TraumasBeing a CommunicatorResponding to DangerDecision Making and Problem SolvingHandling Family ArgumentsFamily Rules and ResponsibilitiesHandling Fights with Brothers or SistersGood MannersHandling DisagreementsHandling FeelingsUnderstanding Human RightsHandling IllnessIntelligent SpendingThe Juvenile Justice SystemLaws That Relate to School and WorkLaws that Relate to Kids in the CommunityLaws that Relate to Parents and ChildrenMaking FriendsMaking and Managing MoneyUnderstanding NightmaresNutrition and Health CareOvercoming Prejudice and DiscriminationUnderstanding ParentsThinking and LearningUsing Time WiselyWatching TV Intelligently

Age Level: 6-12The Living Skills books are a series of 27 books by award-winning author Joy Berry. Like all of the Joy Berry books, this series stresses individual responsibility. The purpose is to help kids develop into self-sufficient, intelligent, independent thinking young adults. The books in the Joy Berry “classics” have sold over 85 million copies and helped hundreds of thousands of parents and kids over the past twenty years.As a child grows older managing his or her time becomes more important. By learning some basic principals of time management your child will be better prepared for the high school years and beyond. In Every Kid’s Guide to Using Time Wisely, Joy Berry discusses these principals and gives specific ideas and tips for implementing effective time management. Topics include:• time,• time management,• yearly plans,• monthly and weekly plans,• daily plans, and• following through with plans.The book features colorful cartoons on every page that both amuse and engage the reader.The 27 books in the Living Skills series are:Being SpecialCoping With Childhood TraumasBeing a CommunicatorResponding to DangerDecision Making and Problem SolvingHandling Family ArgumentsFamily Rules and ResponsibilitiesHandling Fights with Brothers or SistersGood MannersHandling DisagreementsHandling FeelingsUnderstanding Human RightsHandling IllnessIntelligent SpendingThe Juvenile Justice SystemLaws That Relate to School and WorkLaws that Relate to Kids in the CommunityLaws that Relate to Parents and ChildrenMaking FriendsMaking and Managing MoneyUnderstanding NightmaresNutrition and Health CareOvercoming Prejudice and DiscriminationUnderstanding ParentsThinking and LearningUsing Time WiselyWatching TV Intelligently

Recommended for ages 11 and up.You Can Be Liked is a highly entertaining, easy-to-read, cartoon-illustrated book from Joy Berry’s best-selling WINNING SKILLS series of books for young people. We all want to be liked and there are certain principles you must understand and some practical steps you need to follow in order to make it happen. In this book Joy will show you • physical and social needs we all have • eight social needs you must understand • the importance of contributing to others • fulfilling other people’s social needs, and • the maintaining the right attitudes.Every page contains a cartoon that will both drive home the point and capture the reader’s attention.Teaching these vital skills to young people has never been so easy and so much fun!The entire Winning Skills series includes these 18 volumes:You Can Be a Winner!You Can Have a Great Future!You Can Be a Star!You Can Be Happy!You Can Be Liked!You Can Be Beautiful!You Can Break Bad Habits!You Can Handle Tough Situations!You Can Handle Rude People!You Can Handle Criticism and Rejection!You Can Handle Stress!You Can Overcome Fear!You Can Attain Your Goals!You Can Get Organized!You Can Be in Control!You Can Be Assertive!You Can Be Creative!You Can Be Smart!

Recommended for ages 6-12Every child experiences change—it’s part of life. Change, for children, can be a very unsettling experience. In Good Answers to Tough Questions About Change and Moving, Joy Berry talks about changes that everyone goes through and gives specific advice for handling the change. Special attention is given to a change that many young people have to face—moving.The combination of cartoons and text makes this book something your child will both enjoy and find very helpful.Topics covered include: • What changes happen in you? • What changes happen in your situation? • What are unwanted changes? • How can you adapt to unwanted changes? • How can you adapt to moving?The Good Answers to Tough Questions series includes 13 books. Each takes on a difficult situation and handles it with the sensitivity Joy Berry is known for. The titles in the series are:Good Answers to Tough Questions About DeathGood Answers to Tough Questions About Dependence and SeparationGood Answers to Tough Questions About DisastersGood Answers to Tough Questions About DivorceGood Answers to Tough Questions About Physical DisabilitiesGood Answers to Tough Questions About StepfamiliesGood Answers to Tough Questions About Change and MovingGood Answers to Tough Questions About Substance AbuseGood Answers to Tough Questions About Traumatic ExperiencesGood Answers to Tough Questions About Weight Problems and Eating DisordersA sub-series within Good Answers to Tough Questions is called Danger Zone. These three books deal with important issues in an extremely sensitive way and convey vital information that every child should have. The 3 books are:Alerting Kids to the Danger Zones of Abuse and NeglectAlerting Kids to the Danger Zones of Sexual AbuseAlerting Kids to the Danger Zones of KidnappingAs an educator, human developmentalist, and the “Inventor of Living Skills Books for Kids,” Joy Berry knows kids. Her books teach children about taking responsibility for themselves and their actions. With sales of over 85 million books, Joy has helped millions of parents and their children.