101 Stories about Good Decisions, Self-Esteem, and Positive Thinking
Give a child gifts that will last a lifetime — self-esteem, tolerance, values, and inner strength. The values that children learn today will stay with them for the rest of their lives. This collection gives kids positive role models to follow in its 101 stories about doing the right thing and making healthy choices. You and your child will enjoy discussing the stories, making it a family event. Great for teachers to share with students too.
I started reading this book with my seven year old son last night. After the first story, he asked me to keep reading, so that’s always a good sign! I did find that with the stories we read the authors still used some pretty big words making them not entirely ‘little kid’ friendly in that sense. My son still grasped the meaning of the story and we spend some time talking about the messages afterwards. Don’t give up, dream big, try hard….all good themes for kids to hear. It’s definitely a good book to keep on the shelf for when kids are going through a tough time, hearing stories of how other kids overcame obstacles is a great for kids of all ages!
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Play a game with them.
Usually have a nice talk over hot chocolate and a snack 😉
I love Chicken Soup books so much!
Lots of snuggles and some quiet time talking about the positives that happened that same day.
We have a tea party, or we will make a tent with the cushions and sheet!
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It would be great to win a copy of
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Think Positive for Kids .
In response to your question of
What do you do for your kids when they’ve had a bad day?
I make them some Hot Chocolate and we have a talk about what happened.
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I usually talk to her and let her express her feelings. I hug her and comfort her. I then do something fun with her.
We spend a day together and do something fun!
Have a chat over a cup of tea.
Thanks.
Well with my son being 20 months = we do cuddles and drink some tea. Probably read a book and talk about the day a little bit.
We cuddle up on the couch and read
We sit and talk
Talk with them.
Cuddle in the chair with a storybook.
Well, I started with mine when they started school, asking lots of questions. As they’ve gotten older, I’ve had to rely on their comfort level and the quality of the advice I give, to carry us over from one episode to another. I think it’s important to establish an open line of communication when they are very young. If not, you’ve no hope in having one at all when their 13.
try to bring in any positive happenings that might come from the day or from
the incident
Talk with them
we have special snuggle time
lots of hugs
Lots of snuggles helps!
We have snuggle time 🙂
I like to remind them that tomorrow is a new day to start fresh and not to worry about what happened today and of course a nice cuddle.
Play with them
I give them big hugs and let them talk about their feelings.
we talk about how there’s always tomorrow for things to get better and what we can do to make it better. listen and maybe make great plans so they have something to look forward to.
Sometime big hugs are a calling. But other times their favourite treat or meal.
A hug/cuddle, a nice chat or a movie, relating a story of my own that has relevance
Give them a hug.
We talk and cuddle 🙂
Thank you!
Dawn
I do not know how this started, but it always works. When one of the kids have had a bad day, I offer them a banana. When they are telling me about something that make them mad or sad, I will get a banana from the kitchen and say ‘Here, have a banana.’. They always laugh and things are immediately better. I am not sure how or why it works, but it does! Thanks for the great giveaway opportunity. Keep up the terrific blogging.
lol that is really cute Pauline!
Let them vent and talk through what they could have done differently or different choices they could have made.
We talk about it until she feels better about whatever has happened, and then we try to find something positive about the day too to help cheer her up even more.
A hug always helps
watch a movie
a hug goes along way to make someone smile
I encourage my son to talk and give him hugs and try to help him focus on the positive
try to make them laugh
See if they would want to talk about it, and then make them their favorite meal for dinner.
Lots of hugs and kisses.
my girls love it when i cuddle and give them lots of loving!
Talk to them and cuddle them 🙂
LOTS OF LOVING
Snuggle, read and chat
I make them fresh baked cookies and snuggle on the couch with them.
my granddaughter is at that age that she is getting an attitude, I try to talk to her, but she has been through a lot, she lost her dad suddenly 2 years ago, this would be a good book for her
lots of love and kisses
Go for a walk, take her mind of it or let her talk about it.
lots of hugs! let them talk about it
I encourage them to talk to me about their day.
We watch a movie together like a comedy after talking about it
cook them something yummy 🙂
i give them a hug and listen to them talk about it