Don't Behave Like You Live in a Cave (Laugh & Learn)

by Elizabeth Verdick

Full-color cartoons and humorous, kid-friendly text teach kids how to make smarter choices about how they behave at home and at school so they stay out of trouble, feel good about themselves and their choices, and get along better with family, friends, and teachers. Better behavior isn’t just about making adults happy: it means selfcontrol, awareness, and a positive outlook, so things go better for kids. Lighthearted yet supportive and frank, this book helps readers learn to make thoughtful, deliberate, positive behavior decisions. Behavior issues addressed include small ones, like talking or blurting out in class, as well as bigger ones, such as fighting.Don’t Behave Like You Live in a Cave is the latest addition to the award-winning Laugh & Learn™ series.

Genres: Childrens

128 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2010

About the author

Elizabeth Verdick has been writing books since 1997, the year her daughter was born. Her two children, now ages 13 and 8, are the inspiration for nearly everything she writes. Before becoming an author, Elizabeth edited books for children and parents.

These days she writes books for toddlers to teens, and everything in between. She especially loves creating new board book series for toddlers—the latest series is Toddler Tools™, which helps young children and their parents cope with those tough times and transitions that happen every day (like naptime and bedtime). The Best Behavior™ series helps toddlers reach new milestones and improve their day-to-day behavior.

Elizabeth also enjoys getting the chance to look at the funny side of life in the Laugh and Learn™ series, which helps kids ages 8–13 get a handle on the social/emotional skills they’re developing throughout the elementary– and middle school years. Elizabeth lives with her family and five pets near St. Paul, Minnesota.

Reviews

[Heidi · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book was giving my boy too many bad ideas :). We didn't get far into it before we decided we could do better.

[Tracy · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the best books I've read this year! We read a chapter a week as a family. My kids really connected with the ideas and stories. There's lists of solutions to common problems, like how to get a job done faster, that were interesting to my kids and easily incorporated into our family routine. This book will probably make a reappearance on a regular basis. It was a huge help!

[Theediscerning · Rating 4 out of 5]

Rather a forgiving guide to behaviour, designed to be read by the Little Sods and Little Madams, but probably more likely to be picked up by the people suffering their attitude. It's got listening tips, breathing and calming knowledge, advice that diet and lifestyle affect mood and behaviour and success in life – and all told probably costs a lot less than a dose of Ritalin.

[Hana · Rating 5 out of 5]

I like this book because it’s how I get to learn how to not behave like you live in a cave and it tells you how to relax,take a deep breath, and how to calm down. I learned how to do the fish breath. And the author also writes steps how to do this and that.

[Angela Snyder · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book to read kids to help them understand what appropriate behavior is and different ways they can improve.

[Oliver · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book Don't Behave Like You Live In A Cave is actually a good helpful book about how to behave usually and how to follow rules. I am glad I chose this book to read because it can help me with future problems that I come across and I can know what to do if things get out of hand. The book is also pretty funny and it gives you examples on how to behave and what do to if this or that happens. Also, if you want a book that you can laugh with, this is the book. This book is really helpful and I would reccomend this book to anyone who sometimes gets in trouble and wants to improve their behavior.

[Jill Williams · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thought this was a great book about behavior and good morals, spoken at an elementary/middle school level. They used great examples and role playing scenarios that kids can relate to! So often we tell kids what to do in a given situation, but rarely do they get to practice those scenarios! This book is full of metaphors and great examples that encourage kids to make good choices and reflect on how their behavior--both good and bad--affect others! The illustrations are perfect and "comic strip" like, which definitely appeals to kids at this age! I love how the author even weaves the title into the book...offering advice on how to save oneself from a saber tooth tiger! You know, just in case! It's genuine humor helps to send the message about positive behavior and influence in a tone that suits young readers perfectly! Truth be told I even copied some of the ideas for positive rewards! There's lots of good stuff in here!

[Semi-Academic Eric · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another reviewer wrote "This book was giving my boy too many bad ideas :)." This book seems to be written for those who already have those bad ideas and are a bit out of control.

By starting off where some kids are (acting like they are in a cave), it seems that the authors are talking to them and hopefully getting them interested in getting to the later parts of the book (where it seems to get rather good actually.)