Feet Are Not for Kicking (Board Book)

Not our first purchase from this author and definitely not our last. There’s one for every teachable moment. My toddler really enjoys these books!

This book has been a great addition to our parenting toolbox. My toddler loves to explore the power of their feet—whether it's kicking toys, furniture, or, occasionally, me. This book gently reminds them that feet are better suited for walking, jumping, and dancing, not for playing demolition derby. What I appreciate most is how positive the tone is. It focuses on what feet can do, which helps redirect their energy instead of just saying "no" all the time. The pictures are colorful and engaging, and my toddler enjoys pointing to the feet on each page and declaring, "Feet!"—a small win in itself. We now refer to this book whenever there’s an incident, and while it hasn’t completely stopped the random karate-kick attempts, it’s definitely reduced them. If you’ve got a little one who treats their feet like their personal wrecking balls, this book is a must-read. Bonus: it’s short enough to reread without losing your mind!

Must buy if you’re teaching small humans! The whole series is excellent

My 2 year old was acting out. She would hit and kick me if she didn't get her way. Someone in a mom group recommended "Feet are not for kicking" and "hands are not for hitting" to try to help my daughter understand. As soon as we read them for the first time, I noticed a difference. She really loves these books and the illustrations. Any time she does lift her hand or start to kick, I repeat the title and 9/10 times, she stops herself. I would 10/10 recommend these books to anyone struggling with the same issue!!

This book is amazing for toddlers learning about spacial reasoning. And not hurting friends.

This book helped my grandson not to kick his daycare friends and family. His mum starts and he completes the sentences.

One thing I can say about our little man is that generally, kicking isn't something he does often. Outside of members of this household, the only person he's ever actually tried to kick was an orthodontist we were seeing for our daughter shortly after his dental procedure. But he does from time to time try to use his feet to "push" people off the couch for example, if he wants it all to himself. It's not exactly a kicking motion, but because he's using his feet, we're labeling it as such. So I bought this book for kindle to support the push we're making to have him communicate these urges on his device, etc. I like that the illustrations in this book make it clear that the kicked person is hurt, because for our son, who has Autism among other things, he actually really doesn't want to hurt people, and unless the emotions are drawn very clearly, he doesn't always make that connection. And I really like that it emphasizes the why on it a couple of times, because again, for him, unless he understands the why, he's not so likely to cooperate with what you're asking him to do. He's a good little guy working through some big challenges, so while we in this household know he's doing the best he can, we're always on the journey to help him continue to move forward. This book does give a number of positive options for kicking, most of which to be honest aren't really things he enjoys doing, but again, for him, with the exception of the orthodontist, it's not true kicking he's doing by and large, we're just trying to support that you don't do any kind of harming with your feet period, and I think this book is good for that. If there was any one thing I would want to see would be an emphasis on communicating about the emotions rather then kicking, because in general, when a young child kicks, whether they have special needs or not, usually they are feeling some form of emotion that they are acting out upon and are struggling to express rather then simply trying to hurt someone. So I think an important piece to helping eliminate this behavior is targeting why the child is doing it, as in what they are trying to communicate, and give them less harmful strategies for meeting that need. For example for our son, he's feeling "I need my space and you're too close" or "I don't want you to come near me right now," and helping him to understand he can get the same results by using his computer to tell us without hurting anybody and it will be better received by those who he cares about is important, albeit challenging because the push with the feet I think feels much easier and quicker to him much of the time. I feel like this would have been a stronger book if it included a page or two about helping a child express the reason behind the kick more constructively. Because usually, I think, that kick is for a child an easier way of being "heard", so the trick is helping them find the way that gets them heard with the best results for them (heard and not punished for kicking) and whoever they're trying to kick (saved a bruised shin!).

This series of books and particularly this one has been wonderful for my almost 2 year old who loves to kick everyone when he is getting changed. It is simple and my child loves reading it - actively choosing it as their bedtime book even!

This book is exactly as described and exceeded my expectations. It’s well-made, easy to use, and arrived quickly. I’ve been reading it regularly to my grandchildren and it’s made a noticeable difference. Great quality for the price—would definitely recommend!

This book is brilliant. I bought this for my pre-school (children aged 2-5yrs) the children love it. It is excellent for children of all ages; a short story with a simple message. After reading it once the children started repeating the phrase 'feet are not for kicking' and joined in with what they can and can't do with our feet. I would recommend this book to every parent! Great for reinforcing behaviour even if your child doesn't kick out in anger etc

Livre coloré et rigolo facile à comprendre pour initier les petits à l'anglais

My son is 22 months and has really started the “terrible twos”. This book has been enormously helpful. Has it stopped him from kicking during diaper changes? No. But we repeat back the lines in the book and it really helps! The first time we read this he was SO interested! In the last week I bought 4 more by this author. Big fan! Who’s recommend for young toddlers. Might be too simple for older toddler/ preschoolers.

Simple words are use and even my son who struggles to read can read it . Straightforward and message is clear . I bought more from this author . Highly recommended