If You Forget Everything Else, Remember This: Parenting in the Primary Years
"Remember This oozes wisdom, practical help, and above all, understanding."
—Rob Parsons, OBE, founder and chairman of Care for the Family

From that first angelic role in the nativity play to that first playground love, from cut knees and scuffed shoes, school bullies and World Book Day costume design, life as a parent in the primary years is an emotional roller coaster. Amid the practical chaos of finding swimming goggles, packing lunches, cleaning out the hamster cage, and refereeing sibling squabbles over screen time, many of us long for some help or a little wisdom to get us through.

Here is that help. A brand-new edition brimming with sayings, cartoons, and stories in bite-sized chapters to help navigate this challenging season of parenting and family life, and to reassure parents that they’re not alone; someone else struggles with feeling judged, with knowing when to act and when to "count to ten," and someone else also accidentally killed Finny the class goldfish over Christmas break (and the class will never know the difference). So encourage parents to grab a cup of coffee and a doughnut, wipe the glitter off the table, and if they forget everything else as a parent, they can remember this . . .
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If You Forget Everything Else, Remember This: Parenting in the Primary Years
"Remember This oozes wisdom, practical help, and above all, understanding."
—Rob Parsons, OBE, founder and chairman of Care for the Family

From that first angelic role in the nativity play to that first playground love, from cut knees and scuffed shoes, school bullies and World Book Day costume design, life as a parent in the primary years is an emotional roller coaster. Amid the practical chaos of finding swimming goggles, packing lunches, cleaning out the hamster cage, and refereeing sibling squabbles over screen time, many of us long for some help or a little wisdom to get us through.

Here is that help. A brand-new edition brimming with sayings, cartoons, and stories in bite-sized chapters to help navigate this challenging season of parenting and family life, and to reassure parents that they’re not alone; someone else struggles with feeling judged, with knowing when to act and when to "count to ten," and someone else also accidentally killed Finny the class goldfish over Christmas break (and the class will never know the difference). So encourage parents to grab a cup of coffee and a doughnut, wipe the glitter off the table, and if they forget everything else as a parent, they can remember this . . .
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If You Forget Everything Else, Remember This: Parenting in the Primary Years

If You Forget Everything Else, Remember This: Parenting in the Primary Years

by Katharine Hill
If You Forget Everything Else, Remember This: Parenting in the Primary Years

If You Forget Everything Else, Remember This: Parenting in the Primary Years

by Katharine Hill

Overview

"Remember This oozes wisdom, practical help, and above all, understanding."
—Rob Parsons, OBE, founder and chairman of Care for the Family

From that first angelic role in the nativity play to that first playground love, from cut knees and scuffed shoes, school bullies and World Book Day costume design, life as a parent in the primary years is an emotional roller coaster. Amid the practical chaos of finding swimming goggles, packing lunches, cleaning out the hamster cage, and refereeing sibling squabbles over screen time, many of us long for some help or a little wisdom to get us through.

Here is that help. A brand-new edition brimming with sayings, cartoons, and stories in bite-sized chapters to help navigate this challenging season of parenting and family life, and to reassure parents that they’re not alone; someone else struggles with feeling judged, with knowing when to act and when to "count to ten," and someone else also accidentally killed Finny the class goldfish over Christmas break (and the class will never know the difference). So encourage parents to grab a cup of coffee and a doughnut, wipe the glitter off the table, and if they forget everything else as a parent, they can remember this . . .

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781914553110
Publisher: Kregel Publications
Publication date: 10/07/2022
Edition description: 2nd ed.
Pages: 192
Product dimensions: 5.00(w) x 7.30(h) x 0.85(d)

About the Author

Katharine Hill is the UK director for Care for the Family. She speaks, writes, and broadcasts widely on family matters, and blogs regularly for HuffPost. She has practiced as a family lawyer and served as a board member for the International Commission for Couple and Family Relations as well as a member of a government advisory group on family issues. Katharine is married to Richard and they have four grown children.

Table of Contents

Introduction xi

Fasten your seatbelts 1

Remember who you are 5

There's no point trying to be a superhero 11

Lay down the guilt 15

Children will be as different as chalk and cheese 21

Don't look sideways 25

Ask yourself: 'What does a good job really look like?' 29

Put your oxygen mask on first 33

Listening says: 'You matter' 39

It's good to talk 43

Love them and let them know 49

Speak words of life 53

It's quality and quantity time 57

Actions speak louder than words 61

Gifts are not just for birthdays 63

'Please hold me' 65

Don't leave them to their own devices 69

Laughter is the best medicine 77

We always 81

Lay the table 85

Let them play 89

Sometimes 'playing safe' is dangerous 93

Boundaries give security 97

Choose your style 99

Choose your battles 105

Say what you mean and mean what you say 109

Remember the three Ds 113

Childish irresponsibility or disobedience? 117

Label the action, never the child 119

Consequences are the best teachers 121

Shoulder to shoulder 125

Enjoy the generation game 127

Be the first to say sorry 133

Take a walk in his moccasins 135

Slow down, you move too fast 139

It takes a village 143

Parent with elastic 147

Values are more often caught than taught 151

Take a second look 157

Snow leopard moments 161

Give them roots 165

Carpe diem 167

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