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  • I Want to Play

    Elizabeth Crary, Marina Megale

    Hardcover (Parenting Press, Jan. 1, 1996)
    A young boy considers eight ways to get someone to play with him, while the text encourages problem solving by looking at alternatives and possible consequences
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  • Finders, Keepers

    Elizabeth Crary

    Paperback (Parenting Press, Jan. 1, 1987)
    The reader decides what Tyrone should do when he and his friend Jerry find a wallet
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  • Heidi's Irresistible Hat

    Elizabeth Crary, Elizabeth Crary M.S., Susan Avishai

    Paperback (Parenting Press, Oct. 15, 2000)
    Teasing, theft and the need for privacy are just a few of the interpersonal issues children need to be able to handle. These new books introduce problem-solving techniques, including: -- Brainstorming possible solutions; -- Anticipating how each action will affect others; and-- Selecting the best solution for the situation.Each story presents several alternatives for readers to consider. Every choice leads to a different ending. Kids can decide whether they like how the story turns out -- or whether they want to go back and try another way of solving the problem. The stories also give adults an opportunity to ask children what other solutions they can suggest.Teasing's terrible -- but it's one of those problems kids have to learn to handle.Like all Kids Can Choose books, Heidi's Irresistible Hat helps children think through several possible solutions to an interpersonal issue. It shows how a girl deals with a classmate who just can't keep his hands off her special hat. She -- and the reader -- can try several alternatives for controlling the teasing. Heidi could get help from a grownup, ignore it, create a walking wall of friends to protect her, tie the hat on her head so tightly it can't come off . . . or?Each choice leads to a different ending for the story. Kids can decide whether they like this ending or want to go back and try a different way of solving the problem.
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  • Kids to the Rescue!: First Aid Techniques for Kids

    Maribeth Boelts, Darwin Boelts, Marina Megale

    Hardcover (Parenting Press, Jan. 1, 2003)
    Provides basic instruction in first aid for a variety of accidents and injuries, including nose bleeds, snake bites, and choking, plus information on when and how to call for help.
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  • Amy's Disappearing Pickle

    Elizabeth Crary, Elizabeth Crary M.S., Susan Avishai

    Paperback (Parenting Press, Oct. 15, 2000)
    Teasing, theft and the need for privacy are just a few of the interpersonal issues children need to be able to handle. These new books introduce problem-solving techniques, including: -- Brainstorming possible solutions; -- Anticipating how each action will affect others; and-- Selecting the best solution for the situation.Each story presents several alternatives for readers to consider. Every choice leads to a different ending. Kids can decide whether they like how the story turns out -- or whether they want to go back and try another way of solving the problem. The stories also give adults an opportunity to ask children what other solutions they can suggest.When something disappears out of your lunch box or your locker or your desk every day, you'd like to say, No big deal. But even minor theft is a big deal to kids. Amy's Disappearing Pickle shows children several different ways of ending an annoying problem. Like all Kids Can Choose books, this story about theft emphasizes brainstorming solutions and evaluating each option before taking action. With guidance and practice, children can use the techniques in the book to solve their own problems.
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  • Bully on the Bus

    Carl W. Bosch, Rebekah Strecker

    Hardcover (Parenting Press, Jan. 1, 1988)
    The reader decides what Jack should do when Nick Jones, a big kid in the fifth grade, picks on him
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  • The Trouble With Secrets

    Karen Johnsen, Linda Forssell

    Hardcover (Parenting Press, Jan. 1, 1986)
    Presents situations which illustrate when to share and when to keep a secret
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  • Willy's Noisy Sister

    Elizabeth Crary, Elizabeth Crary M.S., Susan Avishai

    Paperback (Parenting Press, Oct. 15, 2000)
    Teasing, theft and the need for privacy are just a few of the interpersonal issues children need to be able to handle. These new books introduce problem-solving techniques, including: -- Brainstorming possible solutions; -- Anticipating how each action will affect others; and-- Selecting the best solution for the situation.Each story presents several alternatives for readers to consider. Every choice leads to a different ending. Kids can decide whether they like how the story turns out -- or whether they want to go back and try another way of solving the problem. The stories also give adults an opportunity to ask children what other solutions they can suggest.Kids need time for themselves -- but how do they learn to negotiate what they need? Like all Kids Can Choose books, Willy's Noisy Sister teaches children to understand common interpersonal problems. The emphasis is on choices and on learning to think through each alternative. In this story, the problem is personal space: a boy needs quiet time after the raucous school-bus ride home. But his little sister wants to play -- right now! Children can help Willy brainstorm ways of satisfying both himself and his sister.
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  • First Day Blues

    Peggy King Anderson

    Paperback (Parenting Press, Jan. 1, 1992)
    It's tough to move right before school starts. First Day Blues, about a girl's move to a new state, guides children through the trauma of changing schools and facing strange teachers and classmates.
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  • Mommy, Don't Go

    Elizabeth Crary, Marina Megale

    Hardcover (Parenting Press, Jan. 1, 1996)
    Illustrates the use of problem-solving skills, critical thinking, and conflict resolution through an example of mother-child separation
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  • I Can't Wait

    Elizabeth Crary, Marina Megale

    Hardcover (Parenting Press, Jan. 1, 1996)
    A little boy considers eight things to do while he waits to take his turn. Presents questions about behavior and feelings for an adult to ask the child as each alternative in the story is considered.
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