Bøker av Edward L. Martin Jr. M. S.

The story told in this book is true. It describes a situation the author and a second grade teacher faced one school year. What transpired and the conclusion are accurately described in this story.Some children seem to make friends easily while others struggle. Children can be taught friendship making skills. They can also be taught conflict resolution.Although boys certainly have issues of their own, making friends and keeping them are less of a problem for them than girls. Four Friends deals with four girls, all good friends, that have to work through a problem to remember why they are friends in the first place.

As we know, sleep problems can cause numerous other negative issues in both adults and children. They can take a serious toll on a person's mental and physical health. Your mood, job performance and relationships could all potentially suffer from lack of or intermittent sleep. The Dream Box tells the story of a second-grade girl who is having sleep issues. It first becomes noticeable to her teacher who contacts her students' parents and the school counselor. The counselor, after speaking to the little girl, the teacher and mother, comes up with a plan to solve the problem. The technique illustrated in this book was used successfully numerous times by the author in dealing with students suffering from the same problem.

Children need to learn about personal space and assertiveness. The Bubble Brigade explains the concept of personal space in an easy way for them to understand.The skill of self-protection, "bully-proofing" if you will, is also explained. This is also at the appropriate developmental level.As a primary school counselor, I taught these social skills lessons and many more to our students starting kindergarten and reinforced them the following two years.Appreciating personal space and knowing how to protect yourself are obliviously lifelong skills crucial to personal growth and development. The Bubble Brigade teaches these concepts and skills.