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Simplicity Parenting (Paperback)
Using the Extraordinary Power of Less to Raise Calmer, Happier, and More Secure Kids
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Today`s busier, faster, supersized society is waging an undeclared war . . . on childhood. As the pace of life accelerates to hyperspeed-with too much stuff, too many choices, and too little time-children feel the pressure. They can become anxious, hav......more
Today`s busier, faster, supersized society is waging an undeclared war . . . on childhood. As the pace of life accelerates to hyperspeed-with too much stuff, too many choices, and too little time-children feel the pressure. They can become anxious, have trouble with friends and school, or even be diagnosed with behavioral problems. Now, in defense of the extraordinary power of less, internationally renowned family consultant Kim John Payne helps parents reclaim for their children the space and freedom that all kids need, allowing their children`s attention to focus and their individuality to flourish.
Based on Payne`s twenty year`s experience successfully counseling busy families, Simplicity Parenting teaches parents how to worry and hover less-and how to enjoy more. For those who want to slow their children`s lives down but don`t know where to start, Payne offers both inspiration and a blueprint for change.
Streamline your home environment. The average child has more than 150 toys. Here are tips for reducing the amount of toys, books, and clutter-as well as the lights, sounds, and general sensory overload that crowd the space young imaginations need in order to grow.
Establish rhythms and rituals. Predictability (routines) and transparency (knowing the day`s plan) are soothing pressure valves for children. Here are ways to ease daily tensions, create battle-free mealtimes and bedtimes, and tell if your child is overwhelmed.
Schedule a break in the schedule. Too many activities may limit children`s ability to motivate and direct themselves. Learn how to establish intervals of calm in your child`s daily torrent of constant doing-and familiarize yourself with the pros and cons of organized sports and other "enrichment" activities.
Scale back on media and parental involvement. Back out of hyperparenting by managing your children`s "screen time" to limit the endless and sometimes scary deluge of information and st
- Author:
- Ross, Lisa M.
- ISBN:
- 9780345507983
- Format:
- Paperback
- Pages:
- 235
- Publish Date:
- 08/31/2010
- Publisher:
- Ballantine Books
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Waldorf educator and consultant Payne teams up with writer Ross to pre-sent an antidote for children who are overscheduled and overwhelmed by too much information and a fast-paced consumer culture that threatens the pace and playful essence of childhood. Payne claims that a protective filter should surround childhood, rather than the competitive, stressful adult world that has encroached on childhood's boundaries, preventing kids from developing resiliency with a sense of ease and well-being. But Payne is not a doomsayer: he presents a wealth of practical ideas for reclaiming childhood and establishing family harmony. In chapters covering four levels of simplification-environment, rhythm," schedules and """"Filtering Out the Adult World""""-Payne explains how parents can tackle extraneous stuff and stimulation by reducing the """"mountain"""" of toys", limiting scheduled activities," providing valuable downtime and employing such """"pressure valves"""" as storytelling and periods of quiet. According to the authors", limiting choices and activities will lead to kids who are more secure and less stressed, and to parents whose days are calmer. With fewer choices, Payne explains," families have the freedom to """"appreciate things-and one another-more deeply."""" Though """"simplicity parenting"""" may seem a stretch for some", others will find that Payne's program for restoring creative play, order and balance is long overdue. (Sept.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
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