Help Me Be Good About Being a Bad Sport offers practical down-to-earth advice on both how to deal with bad sports and how to avoid being a bad sport. It considers the consequences and talks about prevention.

A THOUGHT-PROVOKING LOOK AT THE BIG BUSINESS AND IMMORAL PRACTICES BEHIND PROFESSIONAL SPORTS BY ACCLAIMED SPORTSWRITER DAVE ZIRIN, HAILED AS THE “CONSCIENCE OF AMERICAN SPORTSWRITING” (THE WASHINGTON POST ) The fastest-growing sector of today’s sports audience is the alienated fan. Complaints abound: from inflated ticket prices, $6 hot dogs, and $9 beers to owners endlessly demanding new multimillion-dollar stadiums funded by public tax dollars. Those sitting in the owners’ boxes are increasingly placing profit over players’ performances and fan loyalty. Bad Sports cuts through the hype and bombast to zero in on tales of abusive, dictatorial owners who move their teams thousands of miles away from their fan base, use their stadiums as religious and political platforms, or hold communities ransom for millions of dollars of taxpayer money to fund their gargantuan stadiums. As the multibillion-dollar sports-industrial complex continues to lumber along, Dave Zirin is the voice in the wilderness, speaking out for the common fan with a tough, passionate, and intelligent voice that will remind readers that there is more to sportswriting than glowing athlete profiles.

"Being a Bad Sport" explains the disadvantages of being a bad sport and teaches children how to avoid being one. Free download includes songs and read-along with Joy.

Lucia Lacorte's gaming club meets on Fridays, but the truth is the other members are not having fun because, win or lose, Lucia is a very poor sport; a fact that is finally made clear to her when the others stop showing up, and her grandfather mimics her behavior when he wins--and loses.

Recommended for ages 4 to 7. As an educator, human developmentalist, and the inventor of Living Skills Books for Kids, Joy Berry knows kids. Her books teach children about taking responsibility for themselves and their actions. With sales of over 85 million books, Joy has helped millions of parents and their children. Help Me Be Good About Being a Bad Sport helps children replace misbehavior (being a bad sport) with a good behavior in an inviting format that includes text and cartoons. Each book in the Help Me Be Good Series defines a misbehavior, explains the cause of the misbehavior and its negative effects, and offers children and parents practical advice for tuning the misbehavior into acceptable behavior. The complete Help Me Be Good series includes: Being a Bad Sport Being Bossy Being Bullied Being Careless Cheating Complaining Being Destructive Disobeying Fighting Being Forgetful Gossiping Being Greedy Interrupting Being Lazy Lying Being Mean Overdoing It Breaking Promises Being Rude Being Selfish Showing Off Snooping Stealing Throwing Tantrums Tattling Teasing Being Wasteful Whining

"Being a Bad Sport" explains the disadvantages of being a bad sport and teaches children how to avoid being one. Free download includes songs and read-along with Joy. For Ages 4-7.

The modern day youth sports environment has taken the enjoyment out of athletics for our children. Currently, 70% of kids drop out of organized sports by the age of 13, which has given rise to a generation of overweight, unhealthy young adults. There is a solution. John O’Sullivan shares the secrets of the coaches and parents who have not only raised elite athletes, but have done so by creating an environment that promotes positive core values and teaches life lessons instead of focusing on wins and losses, scholarships, and professional aspirations. Changing the Game gives adults a new paradigm and a game plan for raising happy, high performing children, and provides a national call to action to return youth sports to our kids.

Help Me Be Good About Being a Bad Sport explains the disadvantages of being a bad sport and teaches children how to avoid being one. Companion CD includes songs and read-along with Joy.