You Can...Go For It! Review
Pages: 300
Home Page: joyberryenterprises.com
You Can...Go For It! is a Winning Skills compilation book containing Joy Berry Classics; Be Beautiful, Be Liked, Be Happy, Be A Star, Be A Winner and Have A Great Future. These books are geared for children ages 11-12, or about grades 5-6.
You may be familiar with Joy Berry books from some of her series for younger children like her Help Me Be Good series. We had many of those books for Amber when she was younger.
If you are trying to build skills in your tween to overcome and succeed issues like low self-esteem, lack of direction, or the pressure to succeed, among others, the Winning Skills series may be helpful.
The author, Joy Berry, is a pioneering educator and child development expert.
Two things that really impressed me about You Can...Go For It!
1) Her way of using comic illustrations to reinforce the principles being taught.
2) The Have A Great Future section of the book. I really liked the way Joy Berry explained the concept of a balanced life.
You Can...Go For It! is set up in six sections. Each section is its own "book" in itself. They each begin with an introduction of the topic, then tips or tools that help accomplish the goal, and end with affirmations.
These books are effective at getting your tween to look at the issues from different angles, as well as the pros and cons of what they may feel is a "grass is greener" scenario.
I feel that it is important to note to my reader that since I am a Christian and my opinion on books and products is largely based on my faith, that while You Can...Go For It! has many great tips and lessons, it is not complete to use in a Christian setting.
Combined with Biblical teaching it is something I feel I could use as a secondary tool, to "nudge" my daughter into better habits, to strengthen her relationship with God, and become the person He intended her to be for His purpose.
Books, Children, Homeschool
Reader Comments (2)
Thank you for this review. I would like to check out the "Help Me Be Good" series for my daughter who has skipped over the Terrible Twos but has entered the Terrible Threes instead! :)
My granddaughter is about to turn 11. She's a terrific kid: advanced classes in school, a real leader, a talented performer, a very inquisitive learner. She does struggle a little with weight and impatience. I believe a book like this one could be great for her. I wonder if the author provides the grown-ups with any advice on how to present such a book to a child, in a way that would inspire the child to read it, so they don't feel they're being criticized but rather approach the book as something they themselves decide to read?
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