Keeping the Little Blighters Busy

Author: Claire Potter
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1472941640
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 130

Book Description
Bursting with 50 low-cost, ingenious, inspiring, refreshingly different ideas that parents will enjoy as much as their kids! Does the idea of making a crocodile out of an egg box or fairy cakes with smiley faces leave you cold? Does the thought of another trip to the soft play centre or the swimming pool with a wave machine make you groan? Then this is the book for you! With 50 unique ideas for parents of children age 3 to 13 (and way beyond!) this book will energize your family life and engage your children's heads, hands and hearts. Take them on a Straight Line Walk or set them a Supermarket challenge. Try Lucky Dip Cookery or Pin in a Map Sketching. Turn even everyday routines like hair washing or laying the table into mini-adventures. Tried and tested on real children, these ideas encourage a sense of exploration, accomplishment, challenge, creativity, boldness and ouside-the-box thinking. They'll cost you nothing - or next-to-nothing. All you need is a playful attitude, a sense of adventure and perhaps just a tiny hint of mischief here and there!

Keeping the Little Blighters Busy

Author: Claire Potter
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408176246
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 129

Book Description
A book for parents full of quirky and unusual activities to stimulate their children - ideas which come from lateral, left-field, out-of-the-box thinking. It is certainly not the type of activity book that shows you how to make a rabbit mask out of a paper plate! This book throws all the rules out of the window about how to entertain children and makes up new ones. It finds fun where there seems to be none in everyday activities and approaches life with a fresh attitude and a sense of adventure - and perhaps just a tiny hint of mischief! It gets our children to experience the world in new, unobvious ways instead of following the crowd all the way to the multiplex or the Fun farm with ride-on tractors that swallow pound coins. As the activities in the book cost nothing - or next to nothing - it also shows parents that when their children are groaning that they are bored, they don't have to chuck money at it. Instead they can create from scratch ways to engage their children which are more fulfilling and inspiring.

Getting the Little Blighters to Eat

Author: Claire Potter
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408190745
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 65

Book Description
Does your child decide they don't like a food before they've even tried it? Do they say 'Yuk' to foods they used to eat happily? Would they live off chips and ice-cream and never touch a vegetable again if given the chance? Are mealtimes driving you nuts? It's easy to think that children are naturally just fussy eaters. Yet, without realizing it, we are actually creating many of the problems ourselves with the things we do and say to our children around food. The right thing to do isn't always as obvious or as instinctive as you might think. Common habits like using pudding as a reward for eating the main course, or pestering them to eat their vegetables, actually encourage - not discourage - fussy eating! This little book tells you how to start again. It won't give you complicated child-friendly recipes or clever ways to sneak vegetables into meals - just easy-to-follow, easy-to-remember rules to help re-programme your child into a happy, healthy, adventurous eater. Recommended by a leading NHS Specialist Paediatric Dietician.

Which Food Will You Choose?

Author: Claire Potter
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 147297381X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32

Book Description
An ingenious and entertaining picture book to entice your little fussy eater to look beyond 'beige' and explore a whole new colourful world of food! Mummy's in a bad mood. She's fed up of food like chicken nuggets, pasta, chips, cereal and crisps. Then she has an idea! She's going to take her children to the supermarket to play a game. On Monday she tells them to choose three RED foods, on Tuesday three YELLOW foods, on Wednesday three GREEN foods... Look at all the foods there are to choose from! Which three foods would YOU choose? And how would YOU eat them? The pages in this cleverly concocted picture book feature colourful illustrations of foods by Ailie Busby, encouraging the reader to pick the ones they'd like to try. Enjoy the story together and then take your child to the supermarket to play the game in real life! Recommended by paediatric dietitians to help with fussy eating, it's a fun and effective way to coax your child out of their comfort zone and encourage them to go for something new and different. From Claire Potter, the best-selling author of Getting the Little Blighters to Eat, and with gorgeous illustrations from Ailie Busby.

Getting the Little Blighters to Behave

Author: Claire Potter
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 147294674X
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 33

Book Description
A practical book full of tips, techniques and example situations to support and encourage good behaviour in children: perfect for parents at their wits' end!They're squealing for a packet of strawberry squiggles in the supermarket... refusing to put their coat on even though it's below freezing outside... squabbling over who gets the cup with the kangaroo on it... or running around with their pants on their head when they're meant to be putting their pyjamas on.Let's face it, life with kids can be exhausting and exasperating. Sometimes you can find yourself nagging, negotiating, battling and bellowing your way through the whole day. Surely it's not meant to be this hard, you think. Roll on bedtime!Here, in one little book, is everything you need to know to make your day-to-day life as a parent easier. Based on in-depth interviews with child psychologists, it gives you techniques, tactics, tips and tricks that research shows actually work.The clear, practical, punchy advice tells you exactly how to deal with your child's unwanted behaviours and shifts the dynamic of your relationship so your child not only co-operates but wants to co-operate in the first place. Finally, it will feel like you are on the same team!And that way, not only will your life be easier, but you'll be able to enjoy your child's company a whole lot more!

Anything for you, Ma'am

Author: Tushar Raheja
Publisher: Pirates
ISBN: 8192681017
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 207

Book Description
… As a professor in IIT Delhi is busy with his love, Biobull, a revolutionary bus that will run on human discharge and provide a somewhat funny, yet, inexhaustible alternate fuel… one of his students is busy with his-a girl thankfully. Tejas Narulas college misadventures and comic entanglements are a result of the twisted hand of Fate. Follow his journey across the nation to his love, aided only by his ingenuity and a trustworthy band of friends.

My Fussy Eater

Author: Ciara Attwell
Publisher: Bonnier Publishing Ltd.
ISBN: 1911600761
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 192

Book Description
NEVER COOK SEPARATE MEALS AGAIN! 100 yummy recipes from the UK's number 1 food blog. Most parents have to deal with the fateful 'Fussy Eater' at some point in their lives - let My Fussy Eater show you the easy way to get your children eating a variety of healthy, delicious foods. Packed full of family-friendly recipes, entire meal plans and the all-important tips on dealing with fussy eaters, you'll be guided every step of the way. You'll no longer need to cook separate meals for you and your children - saving time, money and stress. The never-seen-before recipes will take 30 minutes or less to prepare and cook, using simple, everyday ingredients. Make in bulk for easy meal times, and get your fussy eaters finally eating fruit and vegetables! My Fussy Eater provides practical, easy and delicious solutions for fussy eaters the whole family can enjoy!

Getting the Little Blighters to Behave

Author: Claire Potter
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1472965345
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 33

Book Description
A practical book full of tips, techniques and example situations to support and encourage good behaviour in children: perfect for parents at their wits' end! They're squealing for a packet of strawberry squiggles in the supermarket... refusing to put their coat on even though it's below freezing outside... squabbling over who gets the cup with the kangaroo on it... or running around with their pants on their head when they're meant to be putting their pyjamas on. Let's face it, life with kids can be exhausting and exasperating. Sometimes you can find yourself nagging, negotiating, battling and bellowing your way through the whole day. Surely it's not meant to be this hard, you think. Roll on bedtime! Here, in one little book, is everything you need to know to make your day-to-day life as a parent easier. Based on in-depth interviews with child psychologist Dr Bonamy Oliver (UCL), it gives you techniques, tactics, tips and tricks that research shows actually work. The clear, practical, punchy advice tells you exactly how to deal with your child's unwanted behaviours and shifts the dynamic of your relationship so your child not only co-operates but wants to co-operate in the first place. Finally, it will feel like you are on the same team! And that way, not only will your life be easier, but you'll be able to enjoy your child's company a whole lot more!

The Knight Who Might

Author: Lou Treleaven
Publisher: Maverick Arts
ISBN: 184886664X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32

Book Description
The Knight Who Might tries really hard to be a knight, but things don't always go to plan—even with a magic horse, sword, and helmet! However, when The Knight Who Might spots a knight competition advertised, he sees his chance to show the world what a positive attitude can do! This laugh-out-loud story is all about positive attitude and giving it a go, even when you are bound to fail. A silly story written by prolific author Lou Treleaven and illustrated by Kyle Beckett.

Get Your Kids to Eat Anything

Author: Emily Leary
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 1784726036
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 546

Book Description
'This is a great kids cookery book. Emily is a star' - Simon Rimmer 'The book I'd like to force into any mother's kitchen' - Prue Leith "A fab book with a plan." - Jane Devonshire, 2016 Masterchef UK winner 'Emily has managed to combine her mummy knowledge and passion for food to make a truly helpful and brilliant cookbook' - Priya Tew, RD, BSc (Hons), Msc Get Your Kids to Eat Anything is an achievable 'how to' for parents in the battle to overcome picky eating and 'make new the norm'. Emily Leary's unique 5-phase programme looks at the issue of 'fussy eating' in a holistic way that links imagination with food, and which situates parents alongside - not in opposition to - their children. You'll embark on a food discovery which will change the way you look at food and bring healthy variety into every meal for years to come. You will ease away from the same four-to-six staple meals most families fall back on, towards truly varied meal plans from day to day, week to week, to the point where introducing your whole family to new flavours, colours and textures is a breeze because new is the norm. Each phase includes a clear explanation of what you're going to learn and achieve, clear advice/commentary, two weeks of delicious tried and tested recipes, and hands-on activities to try out with your family, all of which will help bring that phase to life and help you and your family to progress forward. The 5-phase approach: Phase 1: Unfamiliar into the familiar. Introducing unfamiliar colour, flavour or texture into familiar favourites. Phase 2: Educate. Experimenting with food, and understanding where it comes from and why it's important. Phase 3: Fun. Putting the fun back into food and building enthusiasm for food variety. Phase 4: Into the unknown. Discovering new ingredients and flavour combinations. Phase 5: Cementing variety. Learning techniques to keep your family meals varied long-term.