Synopses & Reviews
Ready for Bed! offers families emotionally healthy, lasting solutions to a common daily struggle: getting kids ready for bed. Children will love the full-color pictures and tender story, and parents and caregivers will learn the language of positive parenting. With honesty and gentle humor, this book shows parents how to handle bedtime (and other daily transitions) by giving encouragement, offering choices, and validating feelings. The result: you get through everyday challenges with less stress while building your childandrsquo;s emotional intelligence. Includes tips for parents and caregivers.
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iParenting Media Awards Outstanding Product
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Gold Mom's Choice Award® winner in the Children's Picture Books—Growing Up category
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“Essential techniques for positive parenting.”—The Post & Courier
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"Do you have stubborn children like myself? If so, the ParentSmart KidHappy™ series of books from Free Spirit Publishing is something you need in your house...Each of the books in this series tackles the battle of wills that we all encounter in our homes."
—LisaReviews.com
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“ParentSmart/KidHappy is a lifesaver for any stressed parent (do you know one who isn’t?) who wants to ease daily battles and raise an emotionally healthy child.”
—Dr. Michele Borba, author of No More Misbehavin’ and Parents Do Make a Difference
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“How often can you pick up parenting tips and suggestions while reading an engaging story to your children?”—Chasing Supermom blog
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“Practical advice for real-world situations that we as parents deal with every day. It’s like having a parenting seminar in the back of a great children’s book.”—Chasing Supermom blog
Synopsis
I don't want to go to bed If you're the parent of a preschool-age child, you've probably heard this before. And you probably know about the crying, fits, and complaining - by both of you - that can follow. Ready for Bed offers healthy, lasting solutions. With honesty and gentle humor, books in the ParentSmart/KidHappy series show parents how to handle daily transitions by giving encouragement, offering choices, and validating feelings. The result: you get through everyday challenges with less stress while building your child's emotional intelligence.
About the Author
Stacey R. Kaye, MMR, is the mother of two young children and a self-described andldquo;Parenting Lecture Groupie.andrdquo; As her first daughter grew into a feisty toddler, Stacey searched for a language she could use to discourage tantrums and meltdowns while at the same time encouraging her daughter to explore, gain confidence, and build emotional intelligence. Dozens of parenting tomes, lectures, and courses provided great theory, but not the language. Thatandrsquo;s when Stacey began writing ParentSmart/KidHappy books. Sheandrsquo;s done the research so you donandrsquo;t have to.