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How to use books to teach kids to Overcome their Fear and Anxiety
ByShannon L. Mokry 05/15/202307/02/2025

There is no one size fits all answer to this, but one method is to address the subject through books. A good story doesn’t preach, but it makes the subject relatable and brings it naturally into conversation. This is true for overcoming fear and anxiety, showing personal responsibility, and any number of positive social and…

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Peer Pressure Starts Early in Life!
ByShannon L. Mokry 11/10/201907/21/2025

And its powerful, let’s focus that peer pressure for positive things– like playing! I know… I know… kids need to play. We’ve all heard it before. Well, we, the parents have heard it before, but our kids? They might not have gotten that memo. In fact, there are kids out there that are afraid to…

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Good Sportsmanship is for Everyone
ByShannon L. Mokry 08/23/201906/12/2025

What is the first thing that comes to mind when you hear ‘good sportsmanship”? Sports? How about games? If so your not alone, however good sportsmanship is about so much more than being nice on a sports field. It’s about attitude and attitude is important everywhere. A good attitude helps with our family relationships, friendships,…

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homeschooling | Social Skills | Writing

Let Everyday be an Adventure!
ByShannon L. Mokry 06/04/201907/27/2023

As a parent I know how hard it is to let my kids explore the world and have their own adventures. It gets even harder and more complicated when one of them is different. Society has a history of being unkind, and children are the worst. Or are they? I’m not talking about bullies here……

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Join me in Teaching Personal Responsibility Through Read-a-louds
ByShannon L. Mokry 01/15/201912/30/2023

You may not be aware of doing it, but we start teaching our kids from the time they enter the world. We introduce personal responsibility when we introduce potty training. What I do in my book is take the next step, making children aware of this responsibility. Setting boundaries. Once our children start to walk…

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Book Review | Social Skills

Helping kids develop healthy social skills with Read-a-loud Books
ByShannon L. Mokry 12/31/201809/23/2022

Bullying is a hot topic these days. We all seem to agree that being bullied is a bad thing. It is a bad thing, I’ve been bullied so I don’t take it lightly. What we can not seem to agree on is what bullying is. I’ll try to shed some light on this, so we…

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