★Every child needs a clear sense of boundaries to better protect themselves and respect others on their journey of growth.

★Super Practical: 4 chapters with 50 common scenarios selected to teach children how to establish a sense of boundaries through 100 pages of interactive analysis. Covering safety and privacy, emotions and moods, social etiquette, and time and habits, it demonstrates how to deal with boundary issues in school and life.

★Super Easy to Read: Each chapter uses humorous and entertaining comics to portray real-life cases, close to children's learning and life.
Comics + analysis + growth advice in one, teaching one boundary strategy per page, so children can remember and apply it after reading!

★Suitable for children aged 5-12.

Is your child afraid to say no and often bullied? It's not that they have a "soft" personality, but that no one has taught them about "boundaries".

90% of school conflicts stem from a "lack of boundary awareness". From the perspectives of children's psychological safety, anti-bullying enlightenment education, and social skill development, children need to learn about boundaries!

This book carefully selects 50 common scenarios, from not knowing how to protect rights when toys are snatched, to not knowing how to refuse when others touch their bodies casually, from chaotic time concepts to a lack of boundary awareness in etiquette and personal habits. By deeply analyzing the children's lack of understanding of boundaries in these scenarios, it provides practical and easy-to-understand growth advice for children.

After reading this book, children can continuously improve their self-protection awareness and lay a solid foundation for future social interaction and personal development.

Jiang Meng, male, is currently a scriptwriter for an online education company. He is a science and engineering graduate. He is now a contracted author of the "Read a Little Every Day" APP. He has previously contracted with platforms such as Zongheng Chinese, Online, and KanShuWang, with a total writing volume of seven million words. Later, he switched to scriptwriting and participated in the creation of animations and movies such as "Wanhetai" and "Pipilu". In 2017, he began creating picture books, children's radio plays, and popular science animations. He is good at history, Sinology, natural science, and so on.

Chapter 1 Boundaries of Safety and Privacy
1. What if my deskmate takes my things without permission?
2. Should I lend money to a classmate who asks for it?
3. What should I do if a friend never returns the book they borrowed?
4. What if my deskmate snoops in my diary?
5. How should I respond when a new classmate inquires about my family situation?
6. What should I do if a classmate often pats me on the shoulder?
7. How to refuse if I don't want the teacher to pat my head?
8. How to say "no" if relatives are too affectionate with hugs and kisses?
9. Should I tell my parents if I am bullied?
10. What dangerous behaviors should be avoided?

Chapter 2 Boundaries of Emotions and Moods
1. What if I am looked down upon by group members in an interest group?
2. How to deal with a group leader who is always critical?
3. What should I do if my deskmate often shouts and yells?
4. How to deal with a friend who is constantly clinging to me?
5. How to refuse if my deskmate asks me to lie?
6. How to refuse an activity I am not interested in?
7. How to refuse if I don't want to join the sprint group?
8. How to deal with being interrupted by classmates during a speech?
9. What should I do if a friend gives me a nickname?
10. What should I do if my deskmate always contradicts me?
11. Do good friends have to share everything?
12. Is it worth changing myself to please a friend?

Chapter 3 Boundaries of Social Interaction and Etiquette
1. What if a friend always wants to chat with me?
2. What should I do if someone cuts in line when boarding the school bus?
3. Don't make promises lightly if you can't fulfill them.
4. When interacting with friends, don't be overly enthusiastic.
5. Refuse to use foul language and be polite in communication.
6. Listen carefully when others are speaking.
7. Don't make jokes about a friend's family members casually.
8. Think before you speak to avoid trouble.
9. Don't pry into other people's privacy.
10. Don't go through other people's things without permission.
11. Take responsibility if you damage someone else's property.
12. Don't ask others for money casually.
13. Be serious during the national anthem and flag-raising ceremony.
14. Family members should respect each other's feelings.

Chapter 4 Boundaries of Time and Habits
1. What should I do if I don't want to sleep at night and can't get up in the morning?
2. Is it a good habit to sleep in on weekends?
3. What should I do if I can't finish what the teacher assigned?
4. How to change if I always delay tasks from morning to afternoon?
5. How to make up for being late due to playing while eating?
6. What should I do if it takes too long to do homework?
7. What should I do if I always leave my summer homework until the last day?
8. How to plan your time reasonably?
9. What should I do if I am always in a hurry when doing things?
10. What should I do if I get a headache when doing homework?
11. What should I do if my interest classes are too full and I have no time to rest?
12. What should I do if I forget to do homework because my friend invites me to play games?
13. Study when it's time to study and play when it's time to play.
14. Don't force yourself to do something if you can't do it.

**Preface**

When I picked up my pen to write the first word of this book, I knew that as a new father, my adventure was embarking on a new leg.

From the moment my baby was born until now, I have been contemplating how to ensure he is well-fed and warmly clothed. However, I now have a new mission and goal, which is to teach him how to live better in this colorful world.

Life, fundamentally, is about continuously managing relationships between people. The first lesson I plan to teach my child is to understand and respect the concept of "boundaries."

The sense of boundaries may sound abstract, but it is actually an indispensable compass on a child's path to growth. Boundaries encompass not only physical space but also psychological, emotional, and even spiritual realms. In this era of information explosion and complex interpersonal relationships, without a sense of boundaries, one cannot correctly define oneself or accurately find one's position and goals. Helping children establish the right sense of boundaries is like dressing them in an invisible armor, allowing them to explore the world while learning to protect themselves and respect others.

So, how should a sense of boundaries be established? Since establishing boundaries is for the betterment of life, we must return to life itself.

This book is divided into four chapters, demonstrating how to address boundary issues in school and life from the perspectives of safety and privacy, emotions and moods, social etiquette, and time and habits. Each chapter uses humorous and entertaining comics to portray real-life cases, which are both vivid and close to children's learning and life.

I hope to gently yet firmly discuss the boundary challenges children may encounter during their growth, carefully analyze them, and provide corresponding solutions, guiding children on a wonderful journey of self-awareness, emotional management, and social skills.

As a new father, I am well aware that in a child's world, every subtle change can trigger a storm within. Therefore, I pay special attention to the warmth and simplicity of the language, striving to make every story a warm haven for children's souls. I hope that when children open this book, they will not only learn how to establish and maintain their own boundaries but also feel the love and support from their parents and the world around them, understanding that they will never be alone on the path of growth. At the same time, I also want to tell all parents that teaching children about boundaries is not about making them indifferent or distant; on the contrary, it is a crucial step in helping them grow into more independent, confident individuals who know how to love and be loved.

——Author Jiang Meng