Making a Difference: Teaching Kindness, Character and Purpose

By Cheri J. Meiners and Pascale Lafond

A “thoughtful book that teaches principles of effectiveness to children” from the author of the award-winning Learning to Get Along® social skills series (Sean Covey, bestselling author of The 7 Habits of Happy Kids).

Through positive and motivating text, Making a Difference assures children that they are important, and that what they do matters. Boost your child’s confidence and sense of purpose as you read and affirm that their hopeful thoughts, kind words and good choices can make a difference to themselves and others. Making a Difference is a book that can help build social skills and character, teach life lessons to your children, and put them on a pathway to kindness, courtesy, respect, and purpose.

Beautiful hand-drawn illustrations accompany Cheri’s purposeful storytelling as she shows us once again how children can help to make the world a better place. Back pages include discussion questions, scenarios, games and role-play activities that help adults reinforce the book’s positive message.

“This invaluable resource . . . empowers children to be their best selves and challenges them to make a real world difference every day.” —Mary Jane Weiss, PhD, coauthor of Reaching Out, Joining In

• Language: English
• Publisher: Open Road Integrated Media
• Release date: Jan 2, 2018
• ISBN: 9781633535978

Cheri J. Meiners

Cheri J. Meiners, M.Ed., is the author of the award-winning Learning to Get Along series and the Being the Best Me series for young children. Cheri has her master's degree in elementary education and gifted education and is a former first-grade teacher. She also taught education classes at Utah State University and has supervised student teachers. Cheri and her husband, David, have six children and eight grandchildren. They live in Laurel, Maryland.

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