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About The Book
The Problem Patrol: A Problem Solving System for Kids
Children often need help with big problems, but can be taught how to solve small ones. Along with this problem solving technique, my students were also taught various plans to follow for specific issues. For example, how to listen, how to handle a feeling problem, or how to protect themselves. Some of those plans are outlined in several of my other books.
I used this system with kindergarten students and it was then reinforced in first and second grade until the students left the building to go to third grade.
The system can be taught to preschoolers by their parents or, obviously, in school by a counselor or teacher. Once taught to the child they may need reminders to use it but once ingrained it can be very effective.
Hopefully you will enjoy the book and I hope your children or students use the system-it works!
The story behind the book The Problem Patrol
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The Guidance Series
Solutions to Specific Childhood Problems
Books in “The Guidance Series” are meant to be read to children by parents, caretakers, school counselors or teachers. After the reading there would hopefully then be a discussion of what the book was about and what should be learned from the story.
The books in this series fall into two categories – problem solving or problem prevention:
- The problem solving generally deal with a specific issue [divorce, stealing ,sleep issues, etc.]
- The problem prevention stories are meant to be more educational in nature and teach skills used to avoid problems in the first place [personal space, bully proofing, making and keeping friends, etc.]
All the books in this series are about real issues I was involved in helping elevate or social skills I taught my students as their school counselor.
During my career I had many books I would read to my students to help teach them important lessons about such things as manners, responsibility, etc.. I had a small library in my office for that purpose and I also used that to loan parents and teachers books on various topics to read to their students or children.
I would suggest to my fellow elementary school counselors adding the books in this series to their personal or school library. You never know when one of them might come in handy and, compared to many books I purchased , they are not very expensive.
The Problem Patrol
A Problem Solving System for Kids
The problem solving technique described in this book is the system I taught kindergarten students.
The Banana Splits
Helping Children Cope with Divorce
Divorce, if mishandled, can be devastating for the child or children involved. The support group outlined in this book was offered by myself and a fellow counselor at our school.
Mrs. Williams Dilemma
A Book About Stealing
This book describes a situation in which a child is stealing in school. As an elementary school counselor, I dealt with this issue numerous times.
Joseph, Froggy, and Mrs. Slattery
Selective mutism is a difficult problem to overcome. But, with the student described in this book, we were successful—no easy task with this condition.
The Bubble Brigade
Teaching Children the Concept of Personal Space and How to Protect Themselves
This book explains the concept of personal space and the skill of self-protection, “bully-proofing,” in an easy way for children to understand.
Four Friends
A Book about Making and Keeping Friends
Some children seem to make friends easily while others struggle. Children can be taught friendship making skills as well as conflict resolution.
The Dream Box
The story of a second-grade girl who is having sleep issues. The technique illustrated in this book was used successfully numerous times by the author in dealing with students with the same problem.
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