Growing Up GREATful
Claire Saeli May
Author, Teacher, Mom
Buffalo, NY
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Experience in these fields has made her an expert in children’s character development.
Parents and teachers,
YOU
have the power
In a world where you can raise your children to be anything,
raise them to be GREAT!
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Teach and reinforce good character skills, like kindness, gratitude, and empathy,
while they are young.
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Books with lessons in character development and more
The Responsibilitree and Santa’s Fairy Helpers are popular books for children to 10 years of age. The pages are full of engaging rhythmic text and colorful illustrations, both helping the child to hear and see examples of good character in action.
In addition, each book has a corresponding activity that encourages the child to practice and reinforce
the story’s lesson.
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A message from Claire
Over 35 years ago, with an MS in education, I began my career as a second-grade teacher, and my role as a mother followed soon after. My experiences as a parent and teacher of children from kindergarten to sixth grade, have taught me so much.
There is one key lesson that I believe all children need to learn
in order to become happy and successful adults.
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The Lesson
To become a person with good character
a child needs to be taught, through
books, lessons, and demonstrations,
how to be kind,
appreciative,
and
compassionate.
Once a child sees good character being modeled,
they need to be encouraged to put into action what they have learned. It is then important that their positive actions are recognized, reinforced, and praised.
My books and complementary materials are interactive learning tools to help parents guide and mold their children
to become quality citizens.