Joyful Child

What if your chaotic mornings, bedtime battles with your child, and their transition meltdowns could turn into moments of laughter, connection, and genuine joy between you? What if your child was able to manage their emotions, focus when needed, and stay in control even in challenging circumstances? You don’t need special training to bring about this magic—you need bestselling author, recording artist, and mindfulness teacher Kira Willey’s expert, energetic guidance.

This rich but brief introduction is based on the author's 50 years of experience as a teacher, parent, grandparent, school consultant, government consultant, speaker, and oral examiner for Montessori teacher training courses. Montessori guidelines presented here have held true all over the world, no matter what the culture of the child, for over 100 years and prove to be as true now as ever. It is the goal of this book to help parents look for, discover, appreciate, and support the mental, physical, and emotional needs of the child in the first three years of life, in their own culture. ...

Simplify your child’s bedtime routine with this calming and empowering storybook. Children will enjoy stories with fun characters including dinosaurs, princesses, astronauts, ballerinas and others. Each story is not only entertaining, but also teaches important skills in anxiety management, self-confidence building, fostering optimism, and more.

Children have always found a delightful friend in James Herriot. His award-winning stories for young readers bring the farmyard world of Herriot's Yorkshire to vibrant life. Featuring a host of adorable animals and colorful townsfolk, each of the stories is narrated by the country vet himself...

Since she was young, Elisabeth Elliot had been intrigued by missionaries who gave up so much to tell others about God s love. With a passion to translate the Bible into new languages, she followed God's call to work among tribes in Ecuador, including the Waorani (Auca), who had killed her husband and four others. Elisabeth kept a detailed journal of her life and missionary service. She returned to the United States after many years in South America, becoming one of the most influential Christian women of our time.

Are you committed to positive, respectful parenting, but frustrated when your child acts out? This audiobook offers practical tools to side-step power struggles and set limits without punishing or yelling. Whether you are at home with children ages 1-5 or work long hours, this audiobook shares ways to create a healthy home home life that meets the needs of adults and children alike.

Step into the delightful world of Jodie—a playful, curious, and kind-hearted girl who turns everyday moments into magical adventures! This charming 36-book collection follows Jodie through a wide variety of experiences, from simple firsts like baking a cake or visiting the park, to exciting surprises like meeting a flying dog or riding a rocket to the moon. Includes: Jodie A Day At The Park - Jodie And The Puddle Jodie At The Beach - Jodie At The Library Jodie Bakes A Cake - Jodie Counts Her Toys Jodie Explores Her Garden - Jodie Feeds The Ducks Jodie First Day At School - Jodie Forgets ...

Make small changes to your surroundings and create extraordinary happiness in your life with groundbreaking research from designer and TED star Ingrid Fetell Lee. Next Big Idea Club selection—chosen by Malcolm Gladwell, Susan Cain, Dan Pink, and Adam Grant as one of the "two most...

Your past doesn't define you — carve a path toward self-awareness and self-discovery with this transformative guidebook on recovering from unresolved childhood trauma. Were you on the receiving end of hurtful events in the past and now feel unable to escape the painful effects of trauma constantly, every day of your life, no matter what you try? Are you tired of the internal battle between your past and your current self — the ones that exhaust and drain the life out of you just so you can survive and make it through another day? You're not alone in this struggle. Millions of adults ...

The Joyful Parent: 10 Positive Parenting Tips for a Happier Home is not just another parenting book—it’s a compassionate guide for caregivers who want to raise emotionally healthy, confident, and connected children in a world that often prioritises control over communication. Drawing on the principles of emotional intelligence, developmental psychology, and mindfulness, Rowanze Belrose delivers an uplifting and deeply practical roadmap for parenting with purpose and joy.

Being a parent is a tough gig; there’s no doubt about that. There will be moments that are beautiful lifelong memories. Others will try your patience and leave you pulling your hair out. It’s not a question of if, but when you as a parent will lose your temper with your child. Kids don’t know any better, and they will push you to the edge. The danger is when your anger spills over onto your child, crushing their self-esteem, hurting their feelings, or making them feel unwanted.

While most parenting programs are designed to coerce kids to change, Parenting Without Power Struggles does something innovative, showing you how to help your children awaken their natural instincts to cooperate, rather than employing threats or bribes, which inevitably fuels their resistance. By staying calm and being the confident "captain of the ship" your child needs, you will learn how to parent from a place of strong, durable connection, and you'll be better able to help your kids navigate the challenging moments of growing up.

Are you a parent who loves your children fiercely, yet often finds yourself struggling with parental frustration, short temper, or even explosive anger? Do you regret moments when stress overtakes your patience, leaving you and your kids feeling disconnected and overwhelmed? You are not alone, and there is a path to peace. Introducing "Calm Home, Happy Kids: Anger Management for Parents" – a compassionate, powerful, and practical guide designed to transform your parenting experience from chaos to connection. Written by an experienced author and expert in anger management for parents, this...

If you love Hallmark movies but want real-life issues and for God to play a role in the story, chances are you'll love my stories! I hope you enjoy this heartfelt collection of emotional Christian romances! Rediscovering a lost love or finding unexpected new love, each of the couples in this set gets a second chance at love over thirty-five! Or forty, fifty-something, sixty-something, and beyond! Includes: Cherish Me from Chapel Cove Romances Can a reunion reignite romance for an almost-40 plain accountant and her high school crush, the scarred local cop. a reluctant return home turning 40 ...

Unlock the secrets to stress-free and joyful preschool preparation with "An Effective Parent's Guide to Preschool". This book will provide you with practical and gentle parenting strategies to make mornings less chaotic, alleviate the stress of preschool readiness, and establish routines that foster a genuine love for learning in your toddler. After reading this completely comprehensive guide, you will be able to: Enjoy Stress-Free Mornings: Streamline your routine and make the transition to preschool seamless with tips and advice from parenting experts - experience 'no yelling parenting'! ...

You and Your Anxious Child differentiates between separation anxiety, generalized anxiety, and social phobia, and guides parents on when and how to seek intervention. With moving case studies, such as Jon's, whose mother quit her job because his separation anxiety compelled her to stay with him full-time, this audiobook elucidates the nightmare that families can be living and helps them understand that they are not alone. Every step of the way, Albano illustrates proven therapies to manage anxiety issues in children while addressing the emotional needs of parents, too.

Grasshoppers, waterstriders, and fireflies light up the pages of this rib-tickling book of poetry for two voices. Written as spirited duets, the poems ring with the love songs of book lice, the serenades of moths, and a choir of cicadas. Each one is a treat, filled with busy insect life. In addition to the voices of these frisky critters, there are also fascinating tidbits about their lives and habits.

In The Joyful Art of Swedish Death Cleaning, Lara gently guides you through the deeply human journey of decluttering with empathy, intention, and grace. Inspired by the uplifting Swedish tradition of Döstädning, this book is more than a manual on organizing your space. It's a compassionate roadmap to finding joy, meaning, and peace in your home and your life while freeing your family from future stress.

Renowned sociologist Janice Johnson Dias has devoted her life to nurturing and training girls to become changemakers - whether through her investment in her daughter Marley’s humanitarian projects or through her work with the GrassROOTS Community Foundation “SuperCamp” she cofounded for girls. In these unprecedented times, her work has never been more urgent, as parents find themselves asking: How do we teach girls to change the world?

Parenting has never been the easiest job in the world, but with all the parenting advice out there, it's hard not to become bewildered. Today everybody has a different method for dealing with the madness. And who's to say one method is better than another? How do you choose? The truth is that whatever drumbeat you march to, all parents would agree that we just want our kids to be happy. But in the face of all the many parenting theories out there, happiness feels like it has become incidental.