 
“Stacey Kaye has created a must-have series that will make life easier for parents and their children. In a delightfully entertaining way, kids will learn from a very early age skills to resolve typical, everyday struggles—skills they will take with them for the rest of their lives.”
—Myrna B. Shure, Ph.D., author of Raising a Thinking Child and Thinking Parent, Thinking Child
The transition from summertime to schooltime can be challenging for any child, especially a little one starting school for the first time. Introducing a new routine takes patience and persistence to avoid the tears and meltdowns that so often accompany changes in expectations. Free Spirit’s new ParentSmart/KidHappy™ series, written by Stacey R. Kaye, MMR, and illustrated by Elizabeth O. Dulemba, was created to give parents and preschoolers the tools to put an end to crying and complaining—by kids and adults—and to offer lasting solutions.
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Daddy kneels down next to Maya. “I know just how you feel,” he says. “I wish we could spend the day together, too. Hey, I have an idea. Let’s pick a game to play later when we get home.”
Maya perks up. It feels good to know Daddy understands.
“Daddy, I know the best game.”
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Getting a preschooler out the door in the morning is often a frustrating battle of wills. Ready for the Day!, winner of the 2008 iParenting Media Award, offers an emotionally healthy resolution through positive parenting techniques. Parents and caregivers can read this kid-friendly, true-to-life storybook with their child and together they can learn a new way to get ready without stress.
“I don’t want to go to bed!”
Parents of preschoolers know this phrase all too well. But procrastination and pleading don’t have to be a permanent part of bedtime. Ready for Bed! includes the same positive parenting techniques as Ready for the Day!, with an emphasis on working with kids in a respectful, give-and-take relationship that makes bedtime brawls a thing of the past.
 Both books in the ParentSmart/KidHappy series include a realistic story that will ring true for parents and children, color-coded text highlighting easy-to-use techniques, and a section just for grown-ups that explains the language of positive parenting. Watch for the ParentSmart/KidHappy series to grow in 2009.
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