Quick Tips for Busy Families: Sneaky Strategies for Raising Great Kids
240Quick Tips for Busy Families: Sneaky Strategies for Raising Great Kids
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Overview
Parenting can be hard work, and our lives continue to get busier and busier. Is it possible to lighten the load but still raise great kids?
From his experiences as a dad as well as interacting with countless other parents, Jay Payleitner has gathered scores of secrets worth passing along--simple things veteran moms and dads have learned over the years. Things as simple as passing along truths during TV commercials. Or connecting with your children as you tuck them in at night. Or learning how to laugh over spilt milk.
Some of the ideas are old-school secrets that were passed from one generation to the next; others deal with issues that would have never crossed Grandma and Grandpa's minds. All of them are easy to implement.
This book is designed for a quick, breezy reading experience, letting parents pick and choose those ideas that will make their lives easier, their kids happier, and their futures even brighter.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781441230928 |
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Publisher: | Baker Publishing Group |
Publication date: | 02/14/2017 |
Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
Format: | eBook |
Pages: | 240 |
File size: | 2 MB |
About the Author
Prior to becoming a full-time author and speaker, Jay Payleitner (www.jaypayleitner.com) served as freelance radio producer for a wide range of international movements, including the Salvation Army, Prison Fellowship, Bible League, Voice of the Martyrs, and National Center for Fathering.
As a family advocate, life pundit, and humorist, Jay has sold some half-million books, including 52 Things Kids Need from a Dad, Lifeology, and What If God Wrote Your Bucket List? His books have been translated into French, German, Spanish, Slovenian, and Russian.
Jay is a national speaker for conferences, retreats, and weekend services with messages on parenting, marriage, creativity, storytelling, and finding your life purpose. He has been a guest multiple times on The Harvest Show, 100 Huntley Street, and Focus on the Family. Jay also served as Executive Director of the Illinois Fatherhood Initiative.
Jay and his high school sweetheart, Rita, live in the Chicago area where they raised five great kids, loved on ten foster babies, and are cherishing grandparenthood.
Table of Contents
Introduction 11
Strategies
1 Realize Every Kid Is Different 13
2 Candy Land Penance 15
3 Six Games for Road Trips 17
4 Don't Hide Your Yearbook 19
5 Blasting Classical Music 20
6 Honor Apologies 21
7 Stash Markers and Poster Boards 23
8 PEZ Dispenser Magic 24
9 Twenty-one Things to Write on a Sticky Note 25
10 Take Two-Person Photos 26
11 Buy Them One Thing 27
12 Celebrate Moments of Maturity 28
13 The Library Card Initiation 29
14 If It's Important to Your Kids, It's Important to You 30
15 Dad Tucks In 31
16 Plan to Flex 33
17 Throw Paper or Rock Accordingly 34
18 Keep the GPS Option Open 35
19 Use the Needlepoint Metaphor 37
20 Happy Everything 39
21 Scrub Pots Together 40
22 Stop Scrubbing Pots Long Enough to Make a Serendipitous Memory 41
23 Insert Name Here 43
24 Make Room in the Fridge 45
25 Repetitively Repeat Important Lessons Redundantly 47
26 Let Them Set Their Own Video Game Boundaries 49
27 Snap a Lost-Kid Photo 52
28 Everybody Out 53
29 The Simple Compliment 54
30 Never Just Walk by a Tree Stump 55
31 Kids on Business Trips 57
32 Buy a House With Sidewalks 59
33 Back-to-School Night 60
34 Prepping for the Next Unit 62
35 Sock Rings 64
36 Doubling Productivity 65
37 The Slurpee Solution 67
38 Basic, Basic, Basic Astronomy 68
39 Lunar Eclipse Lesson 70
40 Stress Not About Stuff That Just Doesn't Matter 71
41 Teach the Birds and Bees Before Your Local Schools Do 72
42 Be the Bad Guy 74
43 "I Think You're Done for the Day" 76
44 Clean Stuff Besides Dishes in the Dishwasher 77
45 Amusement Park Hacks 78
46 Homeowner Secrets 79
47 Visit Colleges 81
48 Personalized Pancakes 83
49 Your Response to Their Frustrations 84
50 Pegs 86
51 Field Trip Frugality 88
52 Asking for Kid Insight 90
53 How to Convince Your Son He Needs a Haircut 92
54 Envision Your Kids As Parents 93
55 Camping Out in the Bathroom 94
56 Expectations and Disappointment 96
57 Nine Times Anything 98
58 Sibling Math Races 100
59 The Art of Pausing 102
60 Oil Their Mitt 103
61 Be Smart With Smartphone Photos 104
62 Responding When They Fail 106
63 When They Want Their Own Room 108
64 Lockbox for Scattered Stuff 109
65 Can We Talk? 110
66 Hold Off on Dessert 112
67 Rites of Passage Bring New Rights and Responsibilities 113
68 Play Best Ball 115
63 Fourteen Things 117
70 Remember Grandma's Spin 118
71 Tide Sticks, Etc. 119
72 The 360 120
73 Open-Door Policy 122
71 The Job Jar 123
75 The Answer Is 204 125
76 Keep Reading Out Loud 127
77 Be Their Favorite Critic 129
78 Start Cheap 131
79 More Than a Driveway 133
80 How to Have Perfect Timing 134
81 About Your Secret Stash 136
82 Low and Slow 137
83 Teaching Centripetal Force 138
84 Aimed With Science Trivia 139
85 Volunteer for the Talent Show 141
86 Identifying Potential Without Adding Pressure 144
87 Getting Teachers on Your Side 145
88 The Bad-Apple Teachers 147
89 Like All Your Kids Best 148
90 Dividing Your Time 150
91 Explain 911 152
92 World Map Shower Curtain 154
93 Barge Into Their World 156
94 Take Real Road Trips 157
95 Please Don't Say "We'll See" 158
96 Making Bad Stuff Better 159
97 Trusting Science 160
98 Make Your Kids Your Hobby 162
99 Introduce Your Hobby to Your Kids 163
100 Kiss Your Spouse in the Kitchen 164
101 Sometimes Say No 165
102 Stop Yelling at Referees 167
103 Turning Negatives to Positives 169
104 Kids Want to Work 171
105 Teach a Mad Skill 173
106 Peekaboo 2.0 175
107 Bring Their Night-Light 177
108 Answer Their Questions With Questions 178
109 Ice Pucks 180
110 Who Here Has …? 181
111 Stop Trying to Be On Time 183
112 The Amazing Sharpie 184
113 Laminate Stuff 186
114 Use the Classic Improv Rule 187
115 Annual Photos 189
116 Blind Spot Awareness 192
117 Don't Toss That Refrigerator Box 193
118 On the Steps 194
119 Express Unconditional Love 196
120 No-Regret Parenting 197
121 Exasperate Not 199
122 Chess Strategies 200
123 Match Their Deposit 201
124 Avoiding Hypocrisy 203
125 Merge Calendars 205
126 Ticket Stubs 207
127 Spiritual Gifts 208
128 Vacation Driveway Checklist 209
129 T-Shirt Quilts 210
130 Don't Blindly Follow My Advice 211
131 Say "I Miss You" 212
132 The Potty Mouth Log 214
133 S'mores 216
134 Saturday Morning Chores 217
135 Buy an Art Easel 218
136 Let Them Starve 220
137 Alternatives to Nagging 221
138 The Sarcastic Clap 223
139 The Cogent Power of Empathy 225
140 Ask for Their Help 227
141 Go Back to High School 229
142 Doing Life 230
143 Be Happy to See Them 231
144 See the Seasons 232
Topical Index 235
Acknowledgments 239