--- product_id: 2587076 title: "I Just Want to Do It My Way! My Story about Staying on Task and Asking for Help" price: "R1055" currency: ZAR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.co.za/products/2587076-i-just-want-to-do-it-my-way-my-story store_origin: ZA region: South Africa --- # I Just Want to Do It My Way! My Story about Staying on Task and Asking for Help **Price:** R1055 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** I Just Want to Do It My Way! My Story about Staying on Task and Asking for Help - **How much does it cost?** R1055 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.za](https://www.desertcart.co.za/products/2587076-i-just-want-to-do-it-my-way-my-story) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Share this story with children who have difficulty staying focused long enough to complete assignments or who insist they have a better way to do things! Kids in grades K through 6 will learn: Strategies to tackle a task How to Ignore distractions How to ask a teacher or other adult for help to get the job done to completion RJ’s way of doing things isn’t working out for him, especially in math class. His teacher is concerned because so many of his assignments are missing or incomplete. RJ blames his classmates Norma “The Booger Picker” and Rodney “The Alphabet Burper” for distracting him during class. With support from his mom and dad, RJ learns how to ask for help and stay on task. By learning how to do things the right way the first time, RJ discovers he no longer has to do his work over and over and over again. This storybook is the fifth in Julia Cook’s BEST ME I Can Be! book series, which teaches children that social skills can make home life happier and school more successful. The skills are part of the Boys Town Education Model® that has improved student behavior and classroom climates in hundreds of schools across the country. Many of the same techniques can also be found in the strategies that comprise Boys Town's Common Sense Parenting® program. Tips for parents and educators on how to teach kids self-control, patience, how to ask for help, and staying focused included at the end of the picture book. Review: Yes please! - Julia Cook does a great job guiding to kids to better understand that life doesn't always go their way. I appreciate the parent and teacher tips at the back. Review: Perfect for those kids who "dance to the beat of their own drummer' - for better and for worse! - Fun book to help kids 9 and under - it shows them how sometimes they can do things their own way and sometimes they need to do what the adults (teachers and parents) tell them too. In this story the boy has missing/ half done assignments and he figures out he has to focus, not get distracted, and speak up for himself when he doesn't understand. All done in a fun, relatable, positive way. As a teacher and a parent too - it's a hard thing to sell, but this book is PERFECT for it. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #50,610 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #44 in Behavioral Disorders in Special Ed. #105 in School-Age Children Parenting #112 in Counseling Education | | Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 763 Reviews | ## Images ![I Just Want to Do It My Way! My Story about Staying on Task and Asking for Help - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61qbFoA205L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Yes please! *by W***K on September 15, 2024* Julia Cook does a great job guiding to kids to better understand that life doesn't always go their way. I appreciate the parent and teacher tips at the back. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Perfect for those kids who "dance to the beat of their own drummer' - for better and for worse! *by L***N on December 21, 2017* Fun book to help kids 9 and under - it shows them how sometimes they can do things their own way and sometimes they need to do what the adults (teachers and parents) tell them too. In this story the boy has missing/ half done assignments and he figures out he has to focus, not get distracted, and speak up for himself when he doesn't understand. All done in a fun, relatable, positive way. As a teacher and a parent too - it's a hard thing to sell, but this book is PERFECT for it. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The title says it all gift item *by E***O on May 11, 2026* Story for toddlers to learn ## Frequently Bought Together - I Just Want to Do It My Way! My Story about Staying on Task and Asking for Help (Best Me I Can Be!) - I Just Don't Like the Sound of No! 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