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Sticky Situations 2: 365 Devotions for Elementary Kids

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Great book. This is by far one of the best devotional books we have purchased. Has real life situation that help bring the bible into kids current life problems. Has realistic situations and many different ways to handle them. Our seven year old loved it.

I have 2 grade school boys that enjoy this book of devotions, the Sticky Situations: 2 book is packed full of real life situations, easily identifiable by your children with real life problems too! This book is divided by monthly topics, such as.. January's topic is love and kindness and so forth. I like the stories in this book different than others because the situations are vivid, believable, things that could and do happen every day at school, like... I WORE MY WWJD BRACELET TO SCHOOL AND THE CLASS BULLY ASKED ME WHAT IT STOOD FOR, DO I TELL HIM? Other stories include kids playing video games and resulting conflicts, comic books, tithe, neighbor friends, Sunday School...so many more. After each devotional story, there are multiple choice questions for you to read with your kids or them alone. Sometimes, more than one answer is possible, one is better than the other. The answers really get kids talking about the right path that should be taken, and also an opportunity for kids to share similar things/stuggles they've encountered and how better they can choose to react next time. A Bible reference is printed at the bottom of the page, the verse is not listed within the book.

Wow, when I picked this book up in the Christian Book Store I was immediately taken by it. I've always looked for devotionals that would really hold my childrens' interests and this is it! Each day there is a new "sticky situation" that a child is in, and it gives multiple choice answers to figure out. Then it tells you where you can find help in the Bible (give a verse) and how to discuss this. The cover itself is hilarious and gets the kids to look inside. I have a 7yr old girl and 10.5 yr old boy and this book is great for both. It will be good for my son until he's at least 12. I also got the first version of this book which is just as good :) These are perfect to do either during breakfast in the morning or during dinner in the evening as a family. We keep them on our kitchen counter along with a Bible. You'll love it :)

This book is one of the best devotional books I have ever read! My 7 1/2 yr old daughter LOVES it and begs me to read more than one devotion to her all the time. The stories are so true to life, the questions are great and the multiple choice answers are so realistic that I am sometimes glad there are answers! ha! The scriptures she uses are from the whole Bible and she doesn't just refer to the commonly used ones. For exampel, she sends kids to 2 Chronicles to read how the Levites were faithful or other books to lesser known stories. I cannot say enough about this book! Great job!!

A friend of our recommended the original Sticky Situations (Sticky Situations: 365 Devotions for Kids and Families), but the reviews there suggested that it might be more appropriate for the "tween" or middle school set. Based on that, I bought SS2. I find that it is perfect for our seven-year-old son. We do one at dinnertime nightly, and it grabs his attention and makes for good family discussion. So far, the lessons are really good and thought-provoking (even for adults), with a touch of humor thrown in. As a side benefit, he enjoys finding the scripture verse, so he is learning his way around the Bible. It will take us more than a year to get through this devotional, but that's perfect; I'm sure we'll purchase the original SS when we finish this one.

My kids are 7 & 9, they don't find many things cool. They love this book. Even their friends think it is neat. They will ask to do more situations. Fun for the whole family.

My Son looks forward to reading this at night. He especially loves it when I substitute the characters names in the story with names from people in our circle of family and friends We pair it with the Boy's Devotional and he loves our time reading together. I just think that some of the questions at the end are a little over his head. He is 9.

I home school my son who is a survivor of a traumatic brain injury. Part of his brain damage involves behavior issues and lack of impulse control. This book has been an excellent way to back up the lessons we have been teaching him (over and over and over) for years. He is *shocked* and thrilled every single day when the answer to the problem is found in the scriptures! There have been times in his life when he has told people he did not "believe in the bible," but this book has helped him achieve a greater understanding of the truths held within the Word. He may not always apply the lessons, but I find comfort in knowing the lessons we teach him are backed up by scripture consistently and often in many different places. This book is easy to use, easy to read, short and sweet yet thought and conversation provoking. I strongly recommend it for ALL parents wishing to reinforce the way the bible is fully applicable to today's sticky situations.

I have been buying these books since my son was 5 and he is now 9. He really seems to respond to the examples and role playing that they provide. He has even asked me to read it with him from time to time. I highly recommend these to anyone who has children.

I used Sticky Situations frequently for a 4th Grade religious education class for a Catholic Church in Naperville, IL.

The children jumped at the chance to roll-play, discuss the right and wrong about a situation, and quickly determine the best approach to solving an issue. There was no dialogue/teacher coaching prior to reviewing one of the days in the book, the class was able to 'take-off' on their own. They even asked/begged for it to be part of the days' class activity. Sticky Situations 2: 365 Devotions for Elementary Kids

I highly recommend it to augment a discussion with students.

John Rhoads