Let's talk about being forgetful

Help Me Be Good!

by Joy Berry

Shows how forgetfulness can be frustrating and explains how to avoid being forgetful by asking for reminders, writing notes, and putting things in a special place

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books, Self Help, Nonfiction, Parenting

32 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1984

About the author

With over 85 million copies of her books sold, Joy Berry’s message has helped children around the world lead more responsible lives.

Joy Berry, pioneering educator, trusted child-development and parenting specialist, is the bestselling author of Joy Berry Classics for children with more than 250 titles and 85 million copies of her books sold. Joy Berry’s lifelong mission is to help kids help themselves by providing the information and motivation children need to lead responsible lives. Simply put, Joy Berry knows and understands children.

“Children should be 100% responsible for all of their choices and decisions by the time they are 12 years of age,” Joy Berry says. “In order for this to happen, parents need to encourage their children to make as many choices and decisions as possible as early in their lives as possible.”


Joy’s understanding of children and her pragmatic approach to educating and empowering children, has given rise to one of the most extensive juvenile product lines in the world.

Reviews

[Shari · Rating 4 out of 5]

We love these books in this series! Read this for one especially forgetful child in particular. Simple tricks to help with forgetting.

[Kim · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love all the Help me Be Good Books by Joy Berry. I had a couple handed down to me from my mom and I found a bunch of the series at a used book store and bought them all! My kids love reading them just for story night, but I also find them very helpful to read when we are having a problem with a certain trait.

Each book focuses on defining what the action is, how it makes people feel and what to do about it. It helps explain how being forgetful can affect others and can even be dangerous. It's simple and quick and my kids love the little mouse or bunny character that pops up. The beginning shows what can happen when you do certain things, and in the end shows a much happier outcome if you try something different.

A Book About Being Forgetful motivates children to assume responsibility for remembering things. It also suggests ideas that will help them remember.

[Kylie Abecca · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved these books when I was little. This is one that stuck in my mind, as I was (and still am) a very forgetful person due to a neurological condition. I remember using some of the tips in this book and I continue to use them today.

[Nathan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great lesson.

[Talea · Rating 3 out of 5]

As usual Joy Berry does a great job of helping guide children on how, why, and how to help deal with problems that everyone faces in day to day living.

[Kristen · Rating 5 out of 5]

I grew up on these books and absolutely love them! The Help Me Be Good books are great for young children. My children also loved them when they were young.

[Spencer · Rating 3 out of 5]

2021
Gift from Harper's grandmother

[Suzanne Lorraine Kunz Williams · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love this series explores different issues, the problems they can cause, and tips for how to solve them.

[Jane · Rating 4 out of 5]

Overdoing It is often a problem with young children. They find something they enjoy and do not realize that too much might not be good for them. This is one book I often share with parents for my preschool class at the first part of the year to help them realize that establishing a bedtime routine helps children be ready for school the next day. I share it with the children too as guidance to help them realize their behavior has consequences. The book is old so using computers, tablets and electronic games is not mentioned so I extend the lesson to cover these new technologies and stress the importance of playing outside. This book is part of my set of Joy Berry books I have owned for many years.

[Leslie Fisher · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book. My kids (or mostly my son) have such a problem with remembering to a point where it just seems ridiculous and I wonder if something is wrong with them. This book was really great because it shows that people do forget, but there are consequences to forgetting, but it also gives them several methods for remembering. I think this is such a great series. I remember my parents having several books by Joy Berry when I was a kid, and I found them helpful as a child, just like I find them helpful as a parents trying to teach my children. I still remember a lot of the lessons I learned in these books as a child. I highly recommend this book, and the series as a whole.

[April · Rating 4 out of 5]

Such a great book for kids and adults to read together!! Joy Berry has a wonderful way of bringing things to a kids level to help them understand things better. Sometimes as an adult we forget kids see and process the world differently than us.

Beautifully illustrated to help kids pay attention while learning valuable life lessons!

This series is wonderful for any home or classroom! I want them for he community center where I work!! I am also thrilled they are being made available as ebooks!!

[Dolly · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is an entertaining book in the Help Me Be Good series that teaches children about ethical and moral themes.

I thought that this was an engaging story about forming habit patterns and finding ways to remember important things. The narrative is short and easy to read aloud and the illustrations are colorful and cartoonish, if a bit dated.

[Kylie Abecca · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved these books when I was little. This is one that stuck in my mind, as I was (and still am) a very forgetful person due to a neurological condition. I remember using some of the tips in this book and I continue to use them today.

[Siskiyou-Suzy · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good remedy to kids saying. "But I forgot!"

[Hildegart · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute pictures. I really liked the cat. :-)