MIMI'S STRATEGY What to do when your birdie dies

Hildy loves her pet birdie Peetie Pie. She feeds him and sings to him and loves to hear him talk. One day Hildy finds Peetie Pie lying face up on the bottom of his cage. Peetie Pie will not get up. What is Hildy supposed to do?MIMIS STRATEGIES are educational and offer young children a universal new way of solving their problems and having their needs met. The stories are short and simple with the emphasis on the main characters growth outward in concentric circles from her nuclear family setting to her broader school environment. Learning to think strategically rather than reacting emotionally is a valuable problem solving skill that will empower any child throughout his/her life. Competence is the mother of self-esteem. Being resourceful thinking independently and behaving assertively are behavior traits that motivate children toward individual thinking achievement compassion and fairness on their journey to adulthood.