Getting a preschooler out the door in the morning can be a frustrating battle of wills complete with crying and complaining—by parents and kids alike. Ready for the Day! offers an emotionally healthy, lasting solution. Read this kid-friendly book with your child and you'll both learn a new, positive way to get ready without stress. Replace the begging and bribing with positive parenting. Learn how working with kids in a respectful, give-and-take relationship gets better results and helps kids grow from the inside out. Includes a brief section just for grown-ups that explains the language of positive parenting.
32 pages, illustrated, hardcover, full-color, 8¼" x 8¼", ages 3–6
ISBN 10 1-57542-268-9, ISBN 13 978-1-57542-268-8
"I don't want to go to bed!" ... If you're a parent of a toddler, you've probably hear this before. And you probably know about the crying and yelling - by both of you - that can follow. Ready for Bed! offers an emotionally healthy , lasting solution. Share this kid-friendly book with your child and you'll both learn a new, positive way to get through bedtime. Replace the complaining and brawling with positive parenting. Learn how working with kids in a respectful, give-and-take relationship fosters a child's self-esteem and emotional intelligence. Includes a brief section just for grown-ups that explains the language of positive parenting.
32 pages, illustrated, hardcover, full-color, 8¼" x 8¼", ages 3–6
ISBN 10 1-57542-269-7, ISBN 13 978-1-57542-269-5
Both parents and kids learn a NEW and POSITIVE way to get READY for anything...
COLOR-CODED text makes learning the language of positive parenting easy.
- Blue words offer choices (to avoid power struggles)
- Green words validate feelings (to cultivate empathy and cooperation)
- Red words encourage (to foster self-esteem)
- Purple words invite solutions and outcomes (to develop kids' problem solving skills)
Playtime can be riddled with conflict. Trouble sharing. Haggles over what to play. Jealousy, hurt feelings—and of course tears when playtime ends. For kids just learning to get along, Ready to Play! offers healthy, lasting ways to help kids cooperate, develop social skills, and have fun. With honesty and gentle humor, this book shows parents how to encourage sharing, soothe hurt feelings, ease jealousy and settle arguments - without "rescuing" kids from solving their own problems. Positive parenting techniques include giving encouragement, validating feelings and inviting solutions and outcomes. The result: you get through playdate challenges will less stress while building your child's emotional intelligence.
32 pages, illustrated, hardcover, full-color, 8¼" x 8¼", ages 3–6
ISBN 10 1-57542-318-9, ISBN 13 978-1-57542-318-0
