Pug Solves a Problem teaches important problem-solving skills. Through this story of Pug and his family, readers learn how to use problem-solving strategies, learn from mistakes, talk about feelings, make positive choices, regulate emotions, and find solutions to problems. Pug Solves a Problem integrates information from the problem-solving component of the PAWsitive Choices Social and Emotional Learning Curriculum. This curriculum is an easy-to-use guide for teachers and families that teaches social and emotional learning skills through engaging stories. Research-based strategies are interwoven throughout PAWsitive Choices to support optimal brain development and help children thrive.