Hands Free Mama

Hands Free Mama

Author: Rachel Macy Stafford

Publisher: Zondervan

Published: 2014-01-07

Total Pages: 215

ISBN-13: 031033814X

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Discover the power, joy, and love of living a present, authentic, and intentional life despite a world full of distractions. If technology is the new addiction, then multitasking is the new marching order. We check our email while cooking dinner, send a text while bathing the kids, and spend more time looking into electronic screens than into the eyes of our loved ones. With our never-ending to-do lists and jam-packed schedules, it's no wonder we're distracted. But this isn't the way it has to be. Special education teacher, New York Times bestselling author, and mother Rachel Macy Stafford says enough is enough. Tired of losing track of what matters most in life, Rachel began practicing simple strategies that enabled her to momentarily let go of largely meaningless distractions and engage in meaningful soul-to-soul connections. Finding balance doesn't mean giving up all technology forever. And it doesn't mean forgoing our jobs and responsibilities. What it does mean is seizing the little moments that life offers us to engage in real and meaningful interaction. In these pages, Rachel guides you through how to: Acknowledge the cost of your distraction Make purposeful connection with your family Give your kids the gift of your undivided attention Silence your inner critic Let go of the guilt from past mistakes And move forward with compassion and gratefulness So join Rachel and go hands-free. Discover what happens when you choose to open your heart--and your hands--to the possibilities of each God-given moment.


Wake Up, Mama!

Wake Up, Mama!

Author: Hope Vestergaard

Publisher: Dutton Juvenile

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780525470304

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A baby tries to wake up his sleeping mother.


Time for Bed

Time for Bed

Author: Mem Fox

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 60

ISBN-13: 9780152010669

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As darkness falls, parents get their children ready for sleep.


Wake Up, Baby Bear!

Wake Up, Baby Bear!

Author: Lynn Plourde

Publisher: Down East Books

Published: 2018-05-01

Total Pages: 42

ISBN-13: 1608939723

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Poor Baby Bear is so exhausted from staying up too late in the fall, that now he can’t wake up in the spring. Even his old friends, Moose, Owl, and Hare have no luck waking the tired little bear. A few well-placed pecks from Mother Robin does the trick and Baby Bear finally awakes just in time to do a little babysitting himself. This charming follow-up to Baby Bear’s Not Hibernating explores themes of friendship, diversity, working as a team, and parenting; plus it concludes with fun facts and information about black bears.


The Three-Martini Playdate

The Three-Martini Playdate

Author: Christie Mellor

Publisher: Chronicle Books

Published: 2012-05-11

Total Pages: 143

ISBN-13: 1452116547

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“Lays out a plan for parents to enjoy themselves and not be slaves to their children while still offering their kids a warm, nurturing environment.” —Publishers Weekly Parents were here first! How did the kids suddenly take control? Sure the world has changed from the days when children were supposed to be seen and not heard but things have gotten a little out of hand. What about some quality time for the grownups? Author Christie Mellor’s hilarious, personal, refreshing, and actually quite useful advice delightfully rights the balance between parent and child. In dozens of short, wickedly funny chapters, she skewers today’s parental absurdities and reminds us how to make child-rearing a kick. With recipes, helpful hints, and illustrations, this high-spirited book is the only book parents will really need—and enjoy. Includes chapters on: Screaming: Is It Necessary? Bedtime: Is Five-Thirty Too Early? Child Labor: Not Just for the Third World! “Children’s Music”: Why? . . . and much, much more “Harried mothers who have given over their lives to their adorable little angels, beware: This book is the equivalent of a cocktail in the face . . . The book details the glories of saying no to your children, explains when you’ve gone too far in childproofing your home, laments our over-reliance on camcorders (‘a disease’) and suggests that the Tooth Fairy is getting robbed. Best of all, there’s a recipe for teaching your tot how to mix a simple martini just the way you like it—with lots of alcohol.” —Chicago Sun-Times


Mother Truths: Poems on Early Motherhood

Mother Truths: Poems on Early Motherhood

Author: Karen McMillan

Publisher:

Published: 2021-03-05

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13: 9781838444600

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Mother Truths is a beautiful, funny, and raw collection of poetry about early motherhood. The perfect gift for expectant mothers and new mums.


Five Little Monkeys Jumping On The Bed

Five Little Monkeys Jumping On The Bed

Author: Kim Mitzo Thompson

Publisher: Twin Sisters®

Published: 2017-03-02

Total Pages: 18

ISBN-13: 1599229897

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Read the story. Then sing the story! It isn’t a secret that using songs to teach children pre-reading skills is fun and successful. This classic song is featured as a read-along and a sing-along. Jumping on the bed was a bad idea for these five little monkeys! Count down, from five to one, as each silly monkey falls off of the bed! After mama and the doctor finally get the little ones to stop jumping around, you’ll be surprised to see what they dream about! Young readers will giggle as they read or sing through this fun rhyme featuring cute illustrations and repetitive sentences. The fun Sing A Story series includes: Five Little Monkeys Jumping On The Bed, Old MacDonald Had A Farm, Ten In The Bed, B-I-N-G-O, Down By The Bay, Humpty Dumpty & Other Nursery Rhymes, Six Little Ducks, Five Little Skunks, ABC Nursery Rhymes, The Wheels On The Bus, This Old Man, How Many Ducks?, Old MacDonald’s Letter Farm, The ABCs, Singing The Consonant Sounds, The Farmer In The Dell, and It’s Silly Time!