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The 7 Habits of Happy Kids Review
From learning how to take charge of their own lives to discovering how balance is best, the Seven Oaks friends have tons of adventures and find out how each and every kid can be a happy kid! User Submitted The 7 Habits of Happy Kids ReviewsNovember 11, 2008 Good addition to the book collection The book reads well and can be used as the child grows. Initially a younger chil will like the stories and need some explaination but as you read the stories over and the child grows they can make out their oun interpretations of the habits (with some guidence of the parents). October 27, 2008 It works!!! When I saw this book, I had to laugh.....another product trying to cash in on the success of the original (7 Habits of Highly Effective People). Except that I LOVE the original. So I bought it, expecting mediocre stories but an opportunity to discuss the 7 habits with my children. To my surprise, the stories themselves are actually decent. On their own, I'd give them 3 stars. To rate the potential this book has to teach, though, I'd give it 5 stars. Each habit has a story that illustrates ...more When I saw this book, I had to laugh.....another product trying to cash in on the success of the original (7 Habits of Highly Effective People). Except that I LOVE the original. So I bought it, expecting mediocre stories but an opportunity to discuss the 7 habits with my children. To my surprise, the stories themselves are actually decent. On their own, I'd give them 3 stars. To rate the potential this book has to teach, though, I'd give it 5 stars. Each habit has a story that illustrates it, a little tidbit for parents to read, questions to discuss with your child, and several suggestions on how a CHILD can implement that habit. The suggestions are great; I wouldn't have thought of many of them on my own. We've been focusing on a habit a week. We read the story Sunday, discuss it, talk about some of the suggestions my kids would like to try, and then work on it over the week. My husband and I try to make a big deal of it every time we see one of the kids coming through. I'm amazed! Already, my 8 and 5 year-olds are going out of their way to be proactive and plan things out and just plain take responsibility for themselves. Not only that, they liked the stories enough to sneak the book away and read all seven of them on the first day. I think the original 7 Habits is right on the mark, so I'm thrilled to find an age appropriate way to share it with my children. October 21, 2008 Excellent book to discuss cultivating good habits with your kids. I purchased this book after I was distraught with my 8-year old boy who kept complaining daily that school was "boring." He enjoyed the characters in the book and the stories and we discuss the questions. He especially enjoyed the challenge of finding Ernie the worm who is in every other illustrated page in the book. October 10, 2008 Endearing, entertaining, and educational I love love love this book. This beautiful book helps me to entertain and educate my kids all at the same time. As an adult, I like the subtle humor. As a reader I love that each character is "real"--they have personality and their own style. I plan on giving this book as a Christmas gift to all my nieces, nephews, and neighbors. P.S. Even I love looking for Ernie and the illusive number 7. September 23, 2008 A must for all young children A beatifully written and illustrated book that while capturing a young child's attention will be quietly teaching time tested principles. Every parent, grandparent and elementary school classroom should have a copy. Learning the principles at an early age will lead to greater success later in life and this starts the teaching of the principles in the truly formative years. September 18, 2008 Never to early to start building good habits... Just like famous fables, children will learn subtle messages in these seven stories teaching good habits. A nice added benefit is the parent discussion at the end of each section which gives ideas on opening up conversations with children. On the same page are steps you can do to solve problems or promote the character trait in your child. "I'm bored" which translates to, "Mom, entertain me" is one of my favorite issues in this book. Children need to take charge and figure out on their own that they alone actually have the ability to solve the boredom problem. If they realize they can solve the boredom problem, this will be the first step to realizing they are the key to solving any problem in their life. There are 6 other issues: having a plan, work comes before play, everyone can win, listen before speaking, together is better, and balance is best. These are easy to demonstrate to young children using examples in your own household. Extracurricular activities and play dates do not take place without a plan. We need to clean our room (work) before playing, and so forth. While they are all important, it's a nice touch that each character trait has a separate story so parents could choose to repeatedly read the story with the behavior they would like to develop or improve. I would definitely recommend this book for young children. September 9, 2008 Way to go! The 7 Habits of Happy Kids For those parents concerned with their children setting goals, achieving them and having good values this book is awesome! For more The 7 Habits of Happy Kids reviews click here.
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