A back-to-basics guide to parenting,The Happy Kid Handbookis a must-have for any parent hoping to be the best parent they can be.
Katie Hurley is a child and adolescent psychotherapist and parenting expert in Los Angeles, California.
“This practical and highly workable handbook details a broad
selection of delightfully creative strategies for helping kids
learn from play, manage strong emotions constructively, learn to
forgive and empathize, build assertiveness, and accept difference
in themselves and others. . . . Highly recommended for people who
seek a parenting orientation rather than a method but still want a
substantial toolbox of specific activities to use in understanding
and connecting with their children.”
—Publishers Weekly
“A clear and thoughtful approach to parenting your individual
child. In a world full of stresses on parents and children, what a
relief to read about parenting strategies that focus on my unique
child, and on raising an empathetic, happy, and confident person. I
would highly recommend this book for all the individual parents and
their one-of-a-kind kids!”
—Idina Menzel, Tony Award-winning actress and singer
“The Happy Kid Handbook is a must-read for parents who want joyful
households without all the stress of ‘perfect’ parenting."
—Soleil Moon Frye, author of Happy Chaos and Let’s Get This Party
Started
“Any mother of big kids will tell you that the exhausting days of
infancy were a breeze! I love Katie's real-life approach to
surviving our children's childhood, and being the best parents we
can for them. Here's to happy kids. . . and sane parents!”
—Jill Smokler, New York Times-bestselling author of Confessions of
a Scary Mommy
"We’ve all heard the popular saying, 'To know you is to love you,'
but these words have never come to life quite the way they do in
The Happy Kid Handbook. Katie Hurley has a profound understanding
of how to tap into children’s individual strengths, personality
traits, and interests to better connect, communicate, and empower
them. Katie shows parents how to guide their children to their
fullest potential without sacrificing their inner peace and
inherent joy."
—Rachel Macy Stafford, New York Times-bestselling author of Hands
Free Mama
"In a fun-to-read, conversational style, Katie Hurley brings her
experience as a child psychotherapist and parent to bear in helping
parents think clearly and calmly about their relationship with
their child. The focus is right where it should be—on
happiness. Children differ greatly from one to another; the
parent's task is to get to know the child and help the child be
happy as the person that he or she is."
—Peter Gray, Research Professor of Psychology at Boston College and
author of Free to Learn: Why Unleashing the Instinct to Play Will
Make Our Children Happier, More Self-Reliant, and Better Students
for Life
“Compassionate, smart, and practical advice for raising your unique
child. Big ideas—backed by clinical wisdom and research—and
step-by-step guidance on how to apply them.”
—Heather Turgeon, co-author of The Happy Sleeper
"With an emphasis on taking back childhood and reducing stress for
the whole family, The Happy Kid Handbook helps parents empower
their kids to take control of their own happiness. Katie provides
parents with easy, actionable steps to help them understand what
makes their kids tick and how to help them carve their own paths
and cope with obstacles along the way."
—Amy McCready, Founder of Positive Parenting Solutions and author
of The “Me, Me, Me” Epidemic: A Step-by-Step Guide to Raising
Capable, Grateful Kids in an Over-Entitled World
“Looking at parenting from the child’s point-of-view changes the
game and helps parents to become learning partners with their
children rather than engineers of their future. Katie Hurley is a
professional who knows and understands children, parents, families.
. . and generally what it means to be human.”
—Rick Ackerly, author of The Genius In Every Child: Encouraging
Character, Curiosity and Creativity in Children
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