The ultimate guide for parents who dream of having a little less
chaos and a lot more time for the good things in life
Written by mother of five, Nicole Avery, this book shows harried
parents how, with just a bit of planning, family life can become
easier to manage, less stressful, and decidedly more fun. ‘Dream
on, ‘ you say? ‘I might as well try to herd cats as to get my kids
to follow a lot of arbitrary rules!’ And Nicole would agree, which
is why Planning with Kids isn’t like any other parenting
guide out there. It was inspired by Nicole’s blog of the same name,
which, over the past three years, has garnered a huge audience of
likeminded parents who have achieved nothing short of miraculous
results following her advice. While other prescriptive
guides offer mums and dads cook-cutter solutions to the challenges
of raising kids, this handbook focuses on one simple,
straightforward idea: by implementing a few simple strategies for
how you do things, you’ll make more time for you to be you
and your kids to be kids. You’ll find strategies for streamlining
and enhancing everything from the routines of daily life, to family
relationships, to budgeting and finances, playtime and much
more!
* Contains a full section on menus and cooking, including
recipes, supported online by a planning-with-family meal
planner
* Divided into sections so that readers can dip-in and dip-out
for information as they need it as their family expands and grows
up!
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Acknowledgements v
Introduction vii
Part I: Organising your family
1 Routines 3
2 Meals 29
3 Family fi nances 56
Part II: Ages and stages
4 Navigating with a new baby 79
5 Tactics for toddlers 107
6 Preparation for preschoolers 122
7 Strategies for schoolchildren 137
Part III: Enjoying parenthood
8 You 159
9 Your partner 171
10 The joys of parenting 182
Part IV: Family fun times
11 Making time for play 193
12 Preparing for holidays 206
13 Stress-free birthday parties 230
14 Avoiding Christmas chaos 252
Final thoughts 267
Index 270
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Nicole Avery is the master organiser behind popular blog ‘Planning with Kids’, where she shares tips and tricks to organising the chaos of family life. This is her first book.