Sam has figured out a way to get what he wants when he wants it--he whines. In fact, it works so well that he's started whining more and more to get his way. Not only does Sam's mother give into his whining very quickly--he learned how to whine from her....
Sam has figured out a way to get what he wants when he wants it--he whines. In fact, it works so well that he's started whining more and more to get his way. Not only does Sam's mother give into his whining very quickly--he learned how to whine from her. Both Sam and his mother find themselves in quite the sticky situation when Sam's whining leads them to being covered with cotton candy and stuck on the top of a Ferris wheel!
All parents want their children to whine less, but few notice that they might have a problem with whining too. Best-selling author Ginger Hubbard, along with Al Roland, help families think about whining with a silly story that will not only make them laugh, but will also encourage them to see how whining stems from a heart that wants things more than God. The parent resource page at the end of *Sam and the Sticky Situation: A Book about Whining* presents a biblical framework and practical suggestions to help children understand why they whine and how to learn a better way of expressing themselves.
Children will love the story with its bright, fun illustrations, and along the way will learn that there are better ways than whining to get what they want.
*Sam and the Sticky Situation* is part of the new Teaching Children to Use Their Words Wisely series.
Sam has figured out a way to get what he wants when he wants it--he whines. In fact, it works so well that he's started whining more and more to get his way. Not only does Sam's mother give into his whining very quickly--he learned how to whine from her....
Sam has figured out a way to get what he wants when he wants it--he whines. In fact, it works so well that he's started whining more and more to get his way. Not only does Sam's mother give into his whining very quickly--he learned how to whine from her. Both Sam and his mother find themselves in quite the sticky situation when Sam's whining leads them to being covered with cotton candy and stuck on the top of a Ferris wheel!
All parents want their children to whine less, but few notice that they might have a problem with whining too. Best-selling author Ginger Hubbard, along with Al Roland, help families think about whining with a silly story that will not only make them laugh, but will also encourage them to see how whining stems from a heart that wants things more than God. The parent resource page at the end of *Sam and the Sticky Situation: A Book about Whining* presents a biblical framework and practical suggestions to help children understand why they whine and how to learn a better way of expressing themselves.
Children will love the story with its bright, fun illustrations, and along the way will learn that there are better ways than whining to get what they want.
*Sam and the Sticky Situation* is part of the new Teaching Children to Use Their Words Wisely series.
Sam and the Sticky Situation: A Book About Whining (Teaching Children To Use Their Words Wisely Series)$22.99
I'm in two minds with this book! It is very attractively presented, with bright fun pictures and a nice size. But the behaviour of the main characters are so poor that I found myself doing a lot of extra talking with my kids while I read it. It gives quite an extreme example of bad behaviours, that I wanted to make it clear to my kids that none of it was good. The mum is stressed and angry about having to do housework, and whines lots while the kids sit on the couch, not helping in any way. They then are yelled at and sent outside, where they hang out in a tree and say they are bored. They then ask to go to a fair and whine till mum says yes. Then Sam asks for cotton candy and whines till mum gives in. This goes on and on, then it all goes bad with him, and finally on the last page mum apologises for her poor example, and for giving in to sams whining, and they sort it out. The last page is really nicely done, and there is then a page of helpful info for parents. I think it is a valuable resource for parents, but at the same time there would be some families where it may work in the opposite way, giving bad ideas and normalising poor behaviour. So a great book in the right situation, but I would be cautious about who I recommend it to.
