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Every Kid's Guide to Understanding Parents

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Every Kid’s Guide to Understanding Parents, a book by Joy Berry for ages 7 – 11, explains the challenges of being a parent and encourages kids to respect and appreciate their parents.Understanding Parents is one of Joy Berry’s 27 Living Skills books for ages 7 - 9 can help elementary school age children live their lives intelligently and responsibly.

48 pages, Library Binding

First published June 1, 1987

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Joy Berry

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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.

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February 7, 2019
At first I thought this book was ok, but as I read further into it, it expressed corporal punishment. I do not like that the word 'punishment" is used at all. Discipline would be a much better word. And hitting/spanking a child...……...is a big NO.
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