Jealousy only really hurts the person who feels it. Help your child to understand how this emotion stands in their way to feeling happy.
Billy Field and Ant Turner are involved in a school production. Billy believes he deserves the most attention, and the prize for being the better student. When his best friend Ant receives both, he feels jealous. For Billy, it isn't fair, and he's afraid he will lose his popularity as Ant becomes the centre of attention. Billy blames Ant for how he's feeling and wants to...
For 7 to 9 year old boys and girls.
Jealousy only really hurts the person who feels it. Help your child to...
Children have to experience difficult situations in order to learn for themselves who they are. In the story, Billy is given an opportunity to act in the school play, but he tells himself he cannot do it. He convinces himself that he's not good enough, and that he'll never remember all the lines. He feels so unsure of himself and vulnerable, that he thinks of all the ways he can get out of playing a part. Instead opts to be a member of the stage crew, but he is very capable. By attending the rehearsals, unbeknownst to him, he...
Suitable for girls and boys aged 7 to 9.
Children have to experience difficult situations in order to learn for themselves ...
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Suitable for girls and boys aged 7 to 9.
Parents take care of their children's financial needs until they leave education, but from then on a child needs to be independent financially. It's therefore crucial that children understand money and how to manage it. In this story there is a lot going on in Billy's life at school and at home-all of which have a financial costs. The school is looking to introduce tablet computers, and wants parents to make a donation, and there is a new football team being set up requiring new kit and boots. At home Billy's granddad is...
Suitable for girls and boys aged 7 to 9.
Parents take care of their children's financial needs until they leave education, ...
Keeping secrets safe can be a burden for a child. Children need to be able to confide in a responsible adult. Help your child understand the impact that keeping secrets can have on all those involved.
Billy Field and Ant Turner are asked to keep a secret from Max Turner, Ant's sister, about her upcoming birthday present. What starts off as innocent fun, ends up being nasty when Ant uses the secret to 'get his own back'. When Billy accidently damages his dad's new car he makes a pact with Ant...
Suitable for boys and girls aged 7 to 9 years.
Keeping secrets safe can be a burden for a child. Children ...