Teaching children values
Linda Eyre
Teaching children values
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
by Linda Eyre
The text is written at a 6th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for middle graders (ages 9–12), and the content is gentle with no concerning themes.
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About This Book
What if you could learn secret superpowers like honesty, kindness, and courage? Imagine playing games and doing fun activities that help you make great choices every day. But what happens when peer pressure tries to pull you the other way?
Themes
Quick Assessment
This book offers a practical, month-by-month guide for teaching children aged 9-12 essential personal values such as honesty, self-reliance, and dependability. It uses games and family activities to help kids develop strong decision-making skills that protect them from negative peer influence and consumer pressures. The content is age-appropriate and focuses on social values education without any concerning themes.
Why we rated Teaching children values 11C
Teaching children values is written at a Level 6 reading level across 256 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 7.0 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Teaching children values works for readers up to grade 8.0.
We rate Teaching children values as 11C ("Clear") because the content sits in the "Gentle" range — no conflict beyond everyday childhood experiences. Across our four dimensions (emotional, physical, social, thematic) the book reads as evenly gentle; no single dimension stands out as a concern.
No specific content flags were raised by community reviewers, which is consistent with the gentle intensity score.
Thematically, Teaching children values explores social values, family, education, and personal development — these threads give the book room to mean different things to different readers.
Good fit for
- ✓ Children in the Ages 9-12 range — the maturity and attention span match the story's pacing.
- ✓ Patient readers who enjoy slower, character-driven stories.
- ✓ Kids drawn to stories about social values, family, education.
Maybe not for
- ! Readers whose emotional readiness lags behind their decoding skills — this book's intensity outruns its reading level, a classic "gifted kid" mismatch.
- ! Reluctant readers who need a fast hook — the pacing here rewards patience.
For Parents
Content Intensity
11C — ClearNo conflict beyond everyday childhood experiences. Safe for sensitive readers.
Was our "Gentle" content intensity rating accurate for this book?
Reading Insights
Hook Factor
1/10A steady, thoughtful read that rewards patient readers.
Discussion Potential
1/10A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.
Book DNA
Multi-dimensional content fingerprint
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Details
Book Length
- ISBN
- 9780671769666
- Pages
- 256
- Publisher
- Touchstone
- Published
- 1993
- Type
- Fiction