Words Are Not for Hurting (Ages 0-3)
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- Author：Elizabeth Verdick
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Summary
Some of your words are kind。 But some of them are not。 Words are not for hurting。 What do hurtful words do？”
Children are known for speaking their minds。 We can’t expect them to watch every word， but we can help them to understand that their words affect other people。 We can gently guide them to choose words that are helpful instead of hurtful， and to say two very important words—“I’m sorry”—when hurtful words come out before they can stop them。
Like Free Spirit's earlier board books Hands Are Not for Hitting and Teeth Are Not for Biting， Words Are Not for Hurting helps little ones learn big ideas: that they are responsible for what they do and say; that their actions and words affect others; and that they can make positive choices。 Simple words and delightful full-color illustrations make it perfect for reading aloud one-on-one or in small groups。 The book also includes helpful tips for parents and caregivers。
Children are known for speaking their minds。 We can’t expect them to watch every word， but we can help them to understand that their words affect other people。 We can gently guide them to choose words that are helpful instead of hurtful， and to say two very important words—“I’m sorry”—when hurtful words come out before they can stop them。
Like Free Spirit's earlier board books Hands Are Not for Hitting and Teeth Are Not for Biting， Words Are Not for Hurting helps little ones learn big ideas: that they are responsible for what they do and say; that their actions and words affect others; and that they can make positive choices。 Simple words and delightful full-color illustrations make it perfect for reading aloud one-on-one or in small groups。 The book also includes helpful tips for parents and caregivers。
Reviews
Mary
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A good reminder for children and adults。 Includes some activities and discussion starters。
Alicia Evans
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For: readers looking for a book that talks about the importance of kind words and how bullying is wrong （with some additional talking points for parents/caregivers in the back）。Possible red flags: claims that all words can be taken back with a sorry; examples of harmful words。
Mala Ashok
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I have a confession。 I am not a pre-schooler nor am I the parent or grandparent of a pre-schooler。 What I am is a student of Spanish。 I studied this book as a means to increase my Spanish Vocabulary and found it great。 Also， since I have a fascination for Children's Books I read it carefully to see if it would appeal to children。 Indeed it is a great read-aloud book which conveys a very important message of not hurting using words。 I have a confession。 I am not a pre-schooler nor am I the parent or grandparent of a pre-schooler。 What I am is a student of Spanish。 I studied this book as a means to increase my Spanish Vocabulary and found it great。 Also， since I have a fascination for Children's Books I read it carefully to see if it would appeal to children。 Indeed it is a great read-aloud book which conveys a very important message of not hurting using words。 。。。more
Iman Altoot
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（This book good for four years old） Some words are kind， and some of them are not。 By using this book， we can teach little kids that some of their words affect other people。 We can softly guide them to choose words that are helpful and use the magic word “I’m Sorry” With the simple words and excellent full-color make it perfect for reading aloud one on one in a small group。 The book also contains some instructions for parents。
Kayleigh Muligan
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This book is a guide for children to learn how to use words in a nice positive manor。 It is a very easy and basic book to teach children the power of words and how we use them。 It uses pictures and quoted words to show that some words are long and some words are short。 It teaches kids that saying words like "I love you" and "thank you" are positive and something that all people enjoy hearing。 It shows the difference between words that are helpful and words that are hurtful。 I think this is very This book is a guide for children to learn how to use words in a nice positive manor。 It is a very easy and basic book to teach children the power of words and how we use them。 It uses pictures and quoted words to show that some words are long and some words are short。 It teaches kids that saying words like "I love you" and "thank you" are positive and something that all people enjoy hearing。 It shows the difference between words that are helpful and words that are hurtful。 I think this is very important because bullying is something that occurs often。 It is important that we teach kids at a young age to be respectful and kind to others。 I gave this book a 5 star rating。 I liked the way the author made the illustrations really powerful by showing interactions of positive and hurtful words。 I could really feel the emotion through this and it helped me understand right from wrong。 I really enjoyed how the book ended with the quote "words are not for hurting"。 It emphasizes the point that we should only use words to be helpful。 。。。more
Lindsey
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Great book that teaches children that words are not meant to hurt people and if you do say something there are ways that you can fix it and make it better。 Love that it's simple and easy to understand。 Great book that teaches children that words are not meant to hurt people and if you do say something there are ways that you can fix it and make it better。 Love that it's simple and easy to understand。 。。。more
Frogs
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I was worried this book wouldn't suit my class， but it's pretty well written and concise down to two level。 The only problem to me is the I'm sorry page because I avoid using this with my class。 It doesn't hold meaning for them and I teach them instead to check on friends and ask if the friend is okay， and see if they need a hug or space。 Action oriented instead of word oriented。。。 but I can always explain more about I'm sorry when we get to that page and add on the checking on friends。 I was worried this book wouldn't suit my class， but it's pretty well written and concise down to two level。 The only problem to me is the I'm sorry page because I avoid using this with my class。 It doesn't hold meaning for them and I teach them instead to check on friends and ask if the friend is okay， and see if they need a hug or space。 Action oriented instead of word oriented。。。 but I can always explain more about I'm sorry when we get to that page and add on the checking on friends。 。。。more
Irini Gergianaki
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"Χρειάζονται μόνο 24 γράμματα για να φτιάξουμε εκατομμύρια λέξεις。 Άλλες είναι μικρές， άλλες μεγάλες， άλλες εκφράζουν ευγένεια， άλλες όχι。 Όσο τα παιδιά μεγαλώνουν μαθαίνουν περισσότερες λέξεις。 Και τις χρησιμοποιούν。 Αλλά ανάμεσά τους υπάρχουν και λέξεις που πληγώνουν。 Με τη βοήθεια αυτού του βιβλίου τα παιδιά μαθαίνουν ότι οι λέξεις τούς ανήκουν， ότι πριν μιλήσουν μπορούν να σκέφτονται και μετά να επιλέγουν τι θα πουν και πώς θα το πουν。 Θα ανακαλύψουν ότι υπάρχουν απλοί， θετικοί τρόποι να αντ "Χρειάζονται μόνο 24 γράμματα για να φτιάξουμε εκατομμύρια λέξεις。 Άλλες είναι μικρές， άλλες μεγάλες， άλλες εκφράζουν ευγένεια， άλλες όχι。 Όσο τα παιδιά μεγαλώνουν μαθαίνουν περισσότερες λέξεις。 Και τις χρησιμοποιούν。 Αλλά ανάμεσά τους υπάρχουν και λέξεις που πληγώνουν。 Με τη βοήθεια αυτού του βιβλίου τα παιδιά μαθαίνουν ότι οι λέξεις τούς ανήκουν， ότι πριν μιλήσουν μπορούν να σκέφτονται και μετά να επιλέγουν τι θα πουν και πώς θα το πουν。 Θα ανακαλύψουν ότι υπάρχουν απλοί， θετικοί τρόποι να αντιδρούν όταν οι άλλοι τους λένε λόγια που τα πληγώνουν。 Θα συνειδητοποιήσουν τη δύναμη της λέξης συγγνώμη， όταν οι δικές τους λέξεις θα πληγώσουν κάποιον άλλο。 Τα κείμενα είναι απλά και σύντομα ώστε να διαβάζονται μεγαλόφωνα από ένα παιδί， από μία ομάδα ή από μία τάξη。 Η χαριτωμένη εικονογράφηση και η αμεσότητα των φράσεων καθοδηγούν τα παιδιά στην υιοθέτηση βασικών κανόνων καλής συμπεριφοράς。" 。。。more
Nicki Gore
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Words Are Not For Hurting is about children learning the meaning behind words。 Sometimes its hard for children to grasp how much is behind what they say and this book is a great resource to encourage children to think before they speak， then choose what to say， and how to say it。 In this book， it goes through how words are important。 It explains how words can help you say lots of things， positive and negative。 It even goes through how words help you describe feelings。 It uses examples like left Words Are Not For Hurting is about children learning the meaning behind words。 Sometimes its hard for children to grasp how much is behind what they say and this book is a great resource to encourage children to think before they speak， then choose what to say， and how to say it。 In this book， it goes through how words are important。 It explains how words can help you say lots of things， positive and negative。 It even goes through how words help you describe feelings。 It uses examples like left out， scared， and mad。 It especially places an emphasis on how you can use your words to help in situations。The major theme of this story is being on your best behavior and how words can help you in any situation。I think this book is great and I will definitely be reading it to the kids I babysit。 It's concise and easy to understand for kids of all ages。 I also like how it explains how important words are。 I also think this would be a great book for school because it highlights vocabulary。I would recommend this book to teachers of younger grades because it could facilitate a vocabulary lesson。 Also， for kids that get angry and have a hard time using their words I think this book could be a great visual for them。 。。。more
Sarah
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An informative book for children when it comes to the subject of language/how words can affect others。
Agaper
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στα ελληνικα οι λεξεις δεν ειναι για να πληγωνουμε。 ευχαριστη αναγνωση， ευστοχα παραδειγματα
Amanda
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I love this series for young children。 It says 0-3 since it is a board book， but I think it would be appropriate all the way through first grade。
Laysha Daulton
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This a great book for teachers to help their students understand that words can be both hurtful and helpful and that you should be conscious of how you say things。 Your words belong to you so it’s your choice on whether to be helpful which you should be or hurtful。
Megan DeHart
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This book is great for giving children examples on how words can be used both positively and negatively as well as easy to understand explanations on why you should choose your words carefully。 There isn't much in the way of a story， it's more an informative piece。 The illustrations are colorful and eye-catching and the addition of activities related to the reading in the back of the book was a nice surprise。 This book is great for giving children examples on how words can be used both positively and negatively as well as easy to understand explanations on why you should choose your words carefully。 There isn't much in the way of a story， it's more an informative piece。 The illustrations are colorful and eye-catching and the addition of activities related to the reading in the back of the book was a nice surprise。 。。。more
Katie Sproles
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This is a great book to help teach kids the importance of being king and using your words wisely
Whitney Leanhart
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I liked reading this book because it was a basic layout of how words are used and what words we should be careful of using。 This is a great lesson for children to understand because it applies to their everyday life。 Words have a powerful impact when they are used to hurt someone， but there are always words to use for an apology。 The author goes through scenarios where words can be used in a positive way and or negative depending what the message is。
Caitlinleah
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Could have a few more words。 I’d like some more examples， but in general another great best behavior book。 Not one we’re ready for yet but hopefully some day。
Jessie
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Key ideas: how to use words to communicate， thinking before we speak， apologizing when we say things that hurt others。
Cara Noyes
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This will be good to share with classes that are spouting mean words。 There are nice discussion questions at the end。
Kelly
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Good idea for a book。 Every lower grade classroom should have this。
Menolly Harper
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Another great book to teach young kids what is acceptable and unacceptable behavior。
A Allen
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I don't like this book as much as others in the series。 The example used for hurtful words was "go away" and， although there are much kinder alternatives， I have needed to say this before。 I want my children to know that their words are powerful and it is 100% okay to use words that feel appropriate for the situation （e。g。 "go away！" when alternative words aren't working）。 I also don't believe in teaching children they must "say sorry" because I think they should mean it and understand what that I don't like this book as much as others in the series。 The example used for hurtful words was "go away" and， although there are much kinder alternatives， I have needed to say this before。 I want my children to know that their words are powerful and it is 100% okay to use words that feel appropriate for the situation （e。g。 "go away！" when alternative words aren't working）。 I also don't believe in teaching children they must "say sorry" because I think they should mean it and understand what that means; it should be a choice。 Sometimes saying sorry isn't appropriate for the situation either; sometimes our friends need to say they will be better listeners in the future。 。。。more
Pamela Kinslow
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It was good
Diane Tran
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Goodreads Review #2:Summary: “Words Are Not For Hurting” teaches children that they always need to think before speaking hurtful words， to choose what to say and how to say it， and to find positive ways to respond to others who use unkind words through gentle encouragement。 This book includes different lessons for children to exercise their self-control and reflect on how words affect others’ feelings。 Themes: I believe the theme of this book is to encourage the use of nice words。 It mainly focu Goodreads Review #2:Summary: “Words Are Not For Hurting” teaches children that they always need to think before speaking hurtful words， to choose what to say and how to say it， and to find positive ways to respond to others who use unkind words through gentle encouragement。 This book includes different lessons for children to exercise their self-control and reflect on how words affect others’ feelings。 Themes: I believe the theme of this book is to encourage the use of nice words。 It mainly focuses on behaviors， problem-solving skills， and feelings。Personal Response: The title of the book says it all！ I think this is a helpful book for kids who have a hard time using their words appropriately to express themselves。 I would use this in my future classroom to teach students how to react to different situations happening inside and outside of the classroom and to apologize when we say something that we do not mean to。 Also， there are many examples used in this book that offer students a guide to what to do and how to react to different situations。Recommendation: I would highly recommend this book for everyone。 It not only illustrates good tips for teachers and parents to teaching children basic social skills but also can also be used as a reminder for students to use their language wisely。 。。。more
Frankie
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I love this book so much。 It taught me so much。 I love it。
Chelsea Radojcic-DiCicco
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Love， love， love this book！ I recommend for ages 0-4。
Briana
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Great description of how words matter！ Could link easily to what people say and how it might make someone feel。
Patricia N。 McLaughlin
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Simple board book teaches toddlers the difference between helpful and harmful words。
Quan Legend
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nice book to learn manners
yiming
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