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I Want More—How to Know When I've Had Enough
How do you know when you've had enough?
Lisa loves gummy bears, especially the yellow and red ones. And the green. And the orange. She would eat a whole bag of them if they didn't make her stomach ache.
Emma really enjoys swimming in the bathtub, but she knows exactly when she's been underwater long enough and needs to come up for air.
Tim loved the rabbit stuffed animal his grandmother gave him so much that he asked for another, and another, and now Tim isn't quite sure where his favorite stuffed rabbit is—and there's no room for him in the bed!
In Dagmar Geisler's I Want More—When To Know When I've Had Enough, readers will meet a number of children with interests similar to their own who learn to recognize when they've had enough or when they've had too much—when they've eaten too much of their favorite snack, collected too many of their favorite toys, or sat in front of the television for too long. Then, they can rank their favorite activities, toys, and foods using a scale of Too little! to Enough already!, featured at the end of the book.
I Want More gives parents, grandparents, and caregivers the opportunity to speak with children about setting limits, allowing them to develop their own internal feeling for when something is no longer beneficial, fun, or healthy.
Lisa loves gummy bears, especially the yellow and red ones. And the green. And the orange. She would eat a whole bag of them if they didn't make her stomach ache.
Emma really enjoys swimming in the bathtub, but she knows exactly when she's been underwater long enough and needs to come up for air.
Tim loved the rabbit stuffed animal his grandmother gave him so much that he asked for another, and another, and now Tim isn't quite sure where his favorite stuffed rabbit is—and there's no room for him in the bed!
In Dagmar Geisler's I Want More—When To Know When I've Had Enough, readers will meet a number of children with interests similar to their own who learn to recognize when they've had enough or when they've had too much—when they've eaten too much of their favorite snack, collected too many of their favorite toys, or sat in front of the television for too long. Then, they can rank their favorite activities, toys, and foods using a scale of Too little! to Enough already!, featured at the end of the book.
I Want More gives parents, grandparents, and caregivers the opportunity to speak with children about setting limits, allowing them to develop their own internal feeling for when something is no longer beneficial, fun, or healthy.
36 pages, Hardcover
Published February 18, 2020
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About the author
Dagmar Geisler
274 books4 followersDagmar Geisler wurde 1958 in Siegen geboren und studierte bis 1984 Graphik-Design an der FH Wiesbaden. Nach dem Studium arbeitete Sie als Zeichnerin beim ZDF, als Layouterin in einem Trickfilmstudio und als Gerichtszeichnerin für die Frankfurter Rundschau.
Sie hat eine Vielzahl an Kinderbüchern mit ihren Illustrationen veröffentlicht, aber auch eigene Geschichten verfasst. Ihre bekannte Wanda-Reihe erscheint im dtv und wurde 2007 mit dem Penzberger Urmel ausgezeichnet.
Heute lebt sie mit ihrer Familie als freie Autorin und Illustratorin in der Nähe von München.
Sie hat eine Vielzahl an Kinderbüchern mit ihren Illustrationen veröffentlicht, aber auch eigene Geschichten verfasst. Ihre bekannte Wanda-Reihe erscheint im dtv und wurde 2007 mit dem Penzberger Urmel ausgezeichnet.
Heute lebt sie mit ihrer Familie als freie Autorin und Illustratorin in der Nähe von München.
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April 4, 2024
I love the intention of this book, but I think it misses the mark in explaining that sometimes you have too much.
The story actually tells numerous stories of many different kids that love different things. Every page spread or two introduces new characters. Some of them can't get enough junk food, some play in the tub or lose their favorite things because they have too many others, some take a breather when they get cramps running around. One story shows a healthy balance between too much TV and getting outside to play in the fresh air with friends. One story demonstrates a healthy alternative to a negative habit. The author, mostly leaves it up to the readers to determine who has too much and why and maybe think about what they could do about it.
I can't even get my wife to admit she sometimes spends an unhealthy amount of time with her cell phone, and you're trusting that kids will learn discipline by reading about other kids overdoing it?
They include a scale at the end trying to teach readers how to determine what "Now I've had enough" looks like. It includes phrases from the book and emotion faces to try to let children determine if the quotes express overdoing it, being just right, or not having enough.
The book doesn't effectively explain how to find a healthy outlet when we figure out that too much can sometimes be a bad thing. Sure, it has an explanation page for parents, but even that feels half-hearted. As though the author doesn't want to offend someone by clearly pointing out how too much can lead to bad habits that wreak havoc on physical and emotional health and even destroy some people's lives with addiction.
It fails to explain how a kid that loves hugs and snuggles can be a bad thing when some people (or animals) don't want hugs and snuggles. It fails to teach how to handle the feeling of overwhelm when you experience too much of your favorite things.
Again, I like the intent, but it falls short.
The story actually tells numerous stories of many different kids that love different things. Every page spread or two introduces new characters. Some of them can't get enough junk food, some play in the tub or lose their favorite things because they have too many others, some take a breather when they get cramps running around. One story shows a healthy balance between too much TV and getting outside to play in the fresh air with friends. One story demonstrates a healthy alternative to a negative habit. The author, mostly leaves it up to the readers to determine who has too much and why and maybe think about what they could do about it.
I can't even get my wife to admit she sometimes spends an unhealthy amount of time with her cell phone, and you're trusting that kids will learn discipline by reading about other kids overdoing it?
They include a scale at the end trying to teach readers how to determine what "Now I've had enough" looks like. It includes phrases from the book and emotion faces to try to let children determine if the quotes express overdoing it, being just right, or not having enough.
The book doesn't effectively explain how to find a healthy outlet when we figure out that too much can sometimes be a bad thing. Sure, it has an explanation page for parents, but even that feels half-hearted. As though the author doesn't want to offend someone by clearly pointing out how too much can lead to bad habits that wreak havoc on physical and emotional health and even destroy some people's lives with addiction.
It fails to explain how a kid that loves hugs and snuggles can be a bad thing when some people (or animals) don't want hugs and snuggles. It fails to teach how to handle the feeling of overwhelm when you experience too much of your favorite things.
Again, I like the intent, but it falls short.
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June 13, 2024A very important topic to talk to children about. Learning how to stop when one has had enough of a thing they like is something even adults struggle with. The book offers plenty of examples including of things we normally see as good such as wanting to hug people. However, in some cases the author fails to show the negative effects of having too much and this makes it improbable that the young readers will be able to understand how much is enough. There is a scale at the end of the book as well to have a visual representation of stages of desire. Overall, I see this as useful for opening up a discussion on how to manage desires and avoid an unealthy type of greed or glutony.
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March 21, 2020Self-control, ages 4-7, translated from German. Love the illustrations.
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