{"product_id":"simplicity-parenting-using-the-extraordinary-power-of-less-to-raise-calmer-happier-and-more-secure-kids-paperback","title":"Simplicity Parenting: Using the Extraordinary Power of Less to Raise Calmer, Happier, and More Secure Kids - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKim John Payne\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLisa M. Ross\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eToday's busier, faster society is waging an undeclared war on childhood. With too much stuff, too many choices, and too little time, children can become anxious, have trouble with friends and school, or even be diagnosed with behavioral problems. Now internationally renowned family consultant Kim John Payne helps parents reclaim for their children the space and freedom that all\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ekids need for their attention to deepen and their individuality to flourish. \u003ci\u003eSimplicity Parenting\u003c\/i\u003e offers inspiration, ideas, and a blueprint for change:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Streamline your home environment. Reduce the amount of toys, books, and clutter--as well as the lights, sounds, and general sensory overload.\u003cbr\u003e- Establish rhythms and rituals. Discover ways to ease daily tensions, create battle-free mealtimes and bedtimes, and tell if your child is overwhelmed. \u003cbr\u003e- Schedule a break in the schedule. Establish intervals of calm and connection in your child's daily torrent of constant doing.\u003cbr\u003e- Scale back on media and parental involvement.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eManage your children's \"screen time\" to limit the endless deluge of information and stimulation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA manifesto for protecting the grace of childhood, \u003ci\u003eSimplicity Parenting\u003c\/i\u003e is an eloquent guide to bringing new rhythms to bear on the lifelong art of raising children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA consultant and trainer to more than sixty U.S. independent and public schools, \u003cb\u003eKim John Payne, M.Ed., \u003c\/b\u003e has been a school counselor for eighteen years and a private family counselor-therapist for fifteen. Payne has worked extensively with the North American and U.K. Waldorf movements. He is currently project director of the Waldorf Collaborative Counseling Program at Antioch University New England, the director of a large research program on a drug-free approach to attention priority issues disorders, and a Partner of the Alliance for Childhood in Washington, D.C. He lives with his wife and two children in Harlemville, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLisa M. Ross\u003c\/b\u003e has been involved with books for more than twenty years, as an editor and literary agent, and now exclusively as a writer. She lives with her husband and two children in Stuyvesant, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 31, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":61843276300658,"sku":"9780345507983","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0975\/6485\/2594\/files\/eFlOaHlPVlZIclV3a1ZxdnpvV0pwQT09.webp?v=1778454770","url":"https:\/\/shop.tecolotebookstore.com\/products\/simplicity-parenting-using-the-extraordinary-power-of-less-to-raise-calmer-happier-and-more-secure-kids-paperback","provider":"Tecolote","version":"1.0","type":"link"}