The Choices I Make: (Children’s Books About Making Good Choices, Anger, Emotions Management, Kids Ages 3 5, Preschool, Kindergarten) (Self-Regulation Skills)

Very nice

A nice, rhyming picture book to open up a discussion on how to deal with anger for preschoolers and elementary school children.When Josh discovers that his sister took his favorite toy, he lashes out at her. Josh's dad hears the shouting and offers some advice to his son. Why not stop and think for a minute and then count backward?In the coming days, Josh learns other ways to control his feelings when he feels anger rising to the surface. He does not like losing a game to his friends, being refused candy, or waiting patiently for his needs to be met.Adorable illustrations and simple scenarios teach young children how to control their emotions.

Great book for toddlers. I read it to my kiddo as a reminder about making good decisions. She just started pre-school and is a bit rough around the edges but we are working on it.

Good story to let students know sometimes it is tough making right decisions

This book hits right home to me as a parent of a little kid as these situations are so common in our daily lives. Only the other day, we had a similar experience at the check out counter of a supermarket. I discussed that with my kiddo while reading this book and talked about how we can try what Josh did in the future to control our emotions and reactions.I highly recommend and look forward to reading others in the series.

Josh is at it again learning about feelings! I have been enjoying these books by Michael Gordon that feature Josh, his sister Emily and their parents.My grandson has learned a lot too about managing his feelings when we get a chance to read these books together.In this book Josh is upset when he finds Emily has his favorite toy! His dad intervenes and gives him a tip to help him manage his feelings.The trick is to see what makes a situation better or worse? Josh has learned a lot thinking about this each time he gets upset.He doesn’t want to make Emily sad and knows if he is upset that will happen. Counting backwards from 10 is a better choice to calm down.A few other scenarios are presented in the book.Josh would love a piece of Emily‘s birthday cake but knows if he takes a piece it will ruin her party.Josh’s friends are playing a boardgame and Josh does not win. He gets angry and thinks about the better or worse scenarios. He doesn’t want to hurt his friends feelings. Josh decides to deal with his emotions by taking deep breaths until his angry feelings go away! Then he’s ready with his friends for more board game playing!Josh wants candy at the Grocery store and his mom says no!! Josh has learned to let his anger quietly out and some deep breathing helps here.This book is appropriate for around the ages of 3 to 5 years old. What child doesn’t get frustrated, angry or upset about a situation? Some may not be able to count backwards from 10 by themselves but with the help of a parent or caregiver this is a good distraction. Other distractions like deep breathing help release the intensity of their strong emotions too.The artwork is very appropriate for the content of the book. It’s the same type of drawings as in the other books featuring Josh and his family dealing with emotions.

Michael Gordon has published many excellent books that help children grow emotionally such as books on feelings, being mindful, being brave, being kind, and controlling anger. He wrote 13 books on self-regulation. This colorful 22-page book is as good as the others.In the tale, Josh returns home after preschool and looks forward to playing with his favorite toy. He discovers that his sister Emily is playing with it. This makes him very angry. He screams at her. His dad hears the noise, comes in, and gives Josh good advice on how to control his anger. Josh faced the problem again when he wanted a piece of cake, when he lost a game he was playing with his friends, and when his mom did not buy him candy.Children who get this book will learn a valuable lesson. They will also be able to get another book for free. And they will find a couple of pages in the book that they can color.

Really liked the candy part, and the drawings were great. When the boy thought about eating the cake, what was on his face?

None of the pages are printed correctly.I would say that 25 to 50% of each pages are missing as it is zoomed in. The printing process failed. Disappointing!

Astounded at the quality of the print for the price. Don't waste your money on the hard copy, get the kindle for three quid, it's not worth much more.

We have had some problems trying to explain to my 4year old how to manage her angry reactions to situations so I took a camce and ordering this book to try help. She loves the story and integrates coping strategies well into the story.

Ideal book for children to read.

A bit disappointed with this book as it only has few very short stories.