We were able to go to our church library and pick out some books. I was looking for books that used the words “self control” specifically, but I didn’t find any. Instead I found a book on Tantrums, Whining, and Disobeying. These come from a book series called “Help Me Be Good.” It talks about the feelings kids have and how to deal with them with more self control. I was able to bring that message home to the kids as we read these today. I did a little research for you on the Ethics USA site and came up with these titles. I can’t give them all praise since we didn’t find these specific titles in our library. However, these are the books the ethics site chose to deal with self control:
Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman
Angry by Susan Riley
Baby Blue Cat Who Said No by Ainslie Pryor
Berenstein Bears andthe Bad Habit by Stan andJan Berenstein
Berenstein Bears Get the Gimmies by Stan andJan Berenstein
The Best Prize of All by Mark Taylor
Book of Virtues by William Bennett (pages 525-595)
Brave Irene by William Steig
Bully for You, Teddy Roosevelt by Jean Fritz
Children’s Book of Virtues by William Bennett (pages 9-20)
The Crow andthe Pitcher by Aesop
Dinah’s Mad, Bad Wishes by Barbara Joose
Don’t Pop Your Cork on Mondays by Adolph Moser
Dottie by Peta Coplans
A Drop of Honey by Djemma Bider
Feeling Angry by Rochelle Barsuhn
Grandmother Five Baskets by Lisa Larrabee
The Grasshopper andthe Ants
Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson
Hercules andthe Wagoner by Aesop
Hip Cat by Jonathan London
How I Feel by June Behrens
I Have a Dream: Story of Martin Luther King by Margaret Davidson
Impossible Possum by Ellen Conford
Katharine’s Doll by Elizabeth Winthrop
The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper
The Long Winter by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Mike Mulligan andHis Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee Burton
My Bike by Donna Jakob
PigWill andPigWon’t by Richard Scary
The Quitting Deal by Tobi Tobias
The Rag Coat by Lauren Nils
Scorpions by Walter Dean Myers
Self Control by Henrietta Gambell
Self Control by Carole MacKenthun
Sometimes It’s Up by Ruth Carlsen
Spinky Sulks by William Steig
Steadfast Tin Soldier by Hans C. Andersen
Stella andRoy by Ashley Wolff
Supergrandpa by David Schwartz
Sugar Gum Tree by Patricia Wrightson
Sweet Notes, Sour Notes by Nancy Levinson
The Temper Tantrum Book by Edna Preston
Terrible Fight by St. Sharon St. Germain
Tom andthe Two Handles by Hoban Russell
The Tortoise andthe Hare by Aesop
Tough Loser by Barthe De Clements
Tye May andthe Magic Brush by Molly Bang
Uglypuss by Caroline Gregoire
Angry by Susan Riley
Baby Blue Cat Who Said No by Ainslie Pryor
Berenstein Bears andthe Bad Habit by Stan andJan Berenstein
Berenstein Bears Get the Gimmies by Stan andJan Berenstein
The Best Prize of All by Mark Taylor
Book of Virtues by William Bennett (pages 525-595)
Brave Irene by William Steig
Bully for You, Teddy Roosevelt by Jean Fritz
Children’s Book of Virtues by William Bennett (pages 9-20)
The Crow andthe Pitcher by Aesop
Dinah’s Mad, Bad Wishes by Barbara Joose
Don’t Pop Your Cork on Mondays by Adolph Moser
Dottie by Peta Coplans
A Drop of Honey by Djemma Bider
Feeling Angry by Rochelle Barsuhn
Grandmother Five Baskets by Lisa Larrabee
The Grasshopper andthe Ants
Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson
Hercules andthe Wagoner by Aesop
Hip Cat by Jonathan London
How I Feel by June Behrens
I Have a Dream: Story of Martin Luther King by Margaret Davidson
Impossible Possum by Ellen Conford
Katharine’s Doll by Elizabeth Winthrop
The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper
The Long Winter by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Mike Mulligan andHis Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee Burton
My Bike by Donna Jakob
PigWill andPigWon’t by Richard Scary
The Quitting Deal by Tobi Tobias
The Rag Coat by Lauren Nils
Scorpions by Walter Dean Myers
Self Control by Henrietta Gambell
Self Control by Carole MacKenthun
Sometimes It’s Up by Ruth Carlsen
Spinky Sulks by William Steig
Steadfast Tin Soldier by Hans C. Andersen
Stella andRoy by Ashley Wolff
Supergrandpa by David Schwartz
Sugar Gum Tree by Patricia Wrightson
Sweet Notes, Sour Notes by Nancy Levinson
The Temper Tantrum Book by Edna Preston
Terrible Fight by St. Sharon St. Germain
Tom andthe Two Handles by Hoban Russell
The Tortoise andthe Hare by Aesop
Tough Loser by Barthe De Clements
Tye May andthe Magic Brush by Molly Bang
Uglypuss by Caroline Gregoire
You can look for these books at your local bookstore, library or online.
Thank you so much for sharing this list with us.Do you happen to have a plan of the character development traits you plan on teaching your children in the weeks to come and if so would you mind sharing them? I would love to join you on this journey of character development. We are working on self control this week with you. The “planner” in me likes to plan ahead, if possible. Thanks a ton!! I just put quite a few books on hold at the library that I am hoping will help us too.
Trina
http://teachingmyblessings.blogspot.com/
Hey Trina, I don’t have a plan yet. I basically decided to do this blog two days before it started. I have really wanted to sit down and just lay out some things like that so I’m not flying by the seat of my pants like I am right now. I have been really busy lately. I’ll let you know when I develop more of a plan. I am going to be focusing on love Valentines week. I’ve thought about hospitality or thoughtfulness for next week, but I’m not sure yet. Let me know of any successes you’ve had or any ideas you come across. Thanks! Jodi