From the author of The Soul of Discipline, Being at Your Best When Your Kids are at Their Worst and Emotionally Resilient Tweens and Teens
Simplicity Parenting: Using the Extraordinary Power of Less to Raise Calmer, Happier, and More Secure Kids
A revised and updated edition of the classic from author, Kim John Payne.
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“Brilliant, wise, informative, innovative, entertaining, and urgently needed . . . a godsend for all who love children, and for children themselves.”
—Edward Hallowell, M.D., author of The Childhood Roots of Adult Happiness
About the book
Today’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. Internationally renowned family consultant Kim John Payne helps parents reclaim for their children the space and freedom that all kids need for their attention to deepen and their individuality to flourish. Accessible and thoughtful, Simplicity Parenting offers inspiration, ideas, and a blueprint for change:
- Streamline your home environment. Reduce the amount of toys, books, and clutter—as well as the lights, sounds, and general sensory overload.
- Establish rhythms and rituals. Discover ways to ease daily tensions, create battle-free mealtimes and bedtimes, and tell if your child is overwhelmed.
- Schedule a break in the schedule. Establish intervals of calm and connection in your child’s daily torrent of constant doing.
- Scale back on media and parental involvement. Manage your children’s “screen time” to limit the endless deluge of information and stimulation.
- Cultivate a values-centric family culture instead of a child-centric culture. Model your authority, not your authoritarianism.
About the Author
Kim John Payne, M.ED, is the author of the #1 best seller, Simplicity Parenting, The Soul of Discipline,Beyond Winning, and How To Be At Your Best When Your Kids Are At Their Worst.Â
Kim has been a school counselor, adult educator, consultant, researcher, educator and a private family counselor for twenty seven years.