It's Hard to Be Five: Learning How to Work My Control Panel

Identifies Five-Year-Old Feelings & Offers "Control Options"

This is not just a fun book to read as it acknowledges the feelings about the "hard stuff" that happens to both boys and girls who are 5---It serves as an outstanding teaching tool that engages five-year-olds in the learning process of gaining "self control" over their actions. Jaime's concept of a control panel is extremely helpful as it gives the children a concrete visualization that will enable many of them to literally "switch on and off" to more apropriate behavior. The lively, colorful illustrations are a perfect match to the text and portray with empathy, clarity and humor a number of tough spots fives find themselves in daily. I love the "bigger than life backpacks" that for me symbolize the "load" these little kids sometimes carry around with them. As a preshcool teacher, I highly recommend this book to read with the children. I would also like to recommend "The Pocket Parent" to moms and dads with five year-olds for more ideas regarding hard stuff with fives. The author... read more