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Big Lessons for Little People [Paperback]

Lois Nachamie (Author)
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Book Description

July 7, 1997
Find out how to make the toughest job in the world a whole lot easier.

The advice given in most parenting books sounds fine in theory.  But it often doesn't feel right in practice.  Lois Nachamie, a mother herself, teaches parenting.  Her experiences with thousands of full-time and working mothers, fathers, caregivers, and children has helped her create this warm, wise, down-to-earth guide to what parents today need to teach their children in the first five formative years.

ò Practical tips to help you deal with the daily grind and nitty-gritty of sharing, hitting, sleeping, potty training, and toys.

ò Activities and exercises to help you teach your child how to choose, how to take turns, and maybe even how to read.

ò True tales from the trenches, where you'll see how other mothers handled problems--sometimes successfully, sometimes not.

ò Dealing with tantrums--your child's and yours.

ò Loving, fun ways to launch your little one on a glorious learning curve.

ò Limiting TV time and ads that give our kids the Gimmies.

Finally, the one book that does it all--offers commonsense, practical strategies to help you teach social skills and successfully set limits; present ideas about simple values and love; and invites you step into your own as a parent....

Big Lessons for Little People--the Mother's Helper you've been waiting for.

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Lois Nachamie's experiences with thousands of full-time and working mothers, fathers, caregivers, and children has helped her create this warm, wise, down-to-earth guide to what parents today need to teach their children in the first five formative years.

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Find out how to make the toughest job in the world a whole lot easier.

The advice given in most parenting books sounds fine in theory. But it often doesn't feel right in practice. Lois Nachamie, a mother herself, teaches parenting. Her experiences with thousands of full-time and working mothers, fathers, caregivers, and children has helped her create this warm, wise, down-to-earth guide to what parents today need to teach their children in the first five formative years.

ò Practical tips to help you deal with the daily grind and nitty-gritty of sharing, hitting, sleeping, potty training, and toys.

ò Activities and exercises to help you teach your child how to choose, how to take turns, and maybe even how to read.

ò True tales from the trenches, where you'll see how other mothers handled problems--sometimes successfully, sometimes not.

ò Dealing with tantrums--your child's and yours.

ò Loving, fun ways to launch your little one on a glorious learning curve.

ò Limiting TV time and ads that give our kids the Gimmies.

Finally, the one book that does it all--offers commonsense, practical strategies to help you teach social skills and successfully set limits; present ideas about simple values and love; and invites you step into your own as a parent....

Big Lessons for Little People--the Mother's Helper you've been waiting for.


Product Details

  • Paperback: 400 pages
  • Publisher: Dell (July 7, 1997)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0440507405
  • ISBN-13: 978-0440507406
  • Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,167,910 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars An extremely funny, practical, original parenting book., October 29, 1998
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This review is from: Big Lessons for Little People (Paperback)
This is a quick review, because I have three children and books of my own to write. But I would like to rave about Big Lessons because it is the funniest and most solid book on parenting I've come across, and I've read a lot of books over the last ten years. It's full of stories -- stories Lois Nachamie tells of her own parenting and the thousands of parents she's worked with -- as well as tips you can actually remember when you need them. She names a problem, then walks you through what you can do (often hilarious), might do, might want to do, and ways that you can approach it, all with the very clear notion that it's always up to you, the parent, and your own particular child. For example, when she discusses "teaching," the natural curiousity of children, and their propensity to learn, she tells the story of the two and a half year old who says "Blue," and the mother who can say "yes. Blue," but says, "Well, it's a kind of blue, but we really call it aqua. You see, the printer added green. It's not a true blue. This is the color we often associate with water, particularly Mediterranean water, and interestingly enough, in Italian aqua means water, whereas in Spanish agua is water. Blah, blah, blah..." And after this, a very gentle discussion of how a bright child might even stop sharing perceptioins after such an onslaught from Mommy. This is the kind of stuff I can read for hours; tender, funny, and really extraordinarily informative. If there's one book you should buy to read for the first five years of parenting, buy this one. I wish I'd had it when I was trying to figure out sleep for my kids, food, sexual and gender stuff, and handling danger. The kind of tips she gives are really solid, e.g., tell your child that when she's lost or in trouble to go find another mommy, someone with children. This is advice that's down to earth and yet rings with the brilliant love of a mother who knows what she's saying.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars This is the very best book on parenting -- bar none!, December 9, 1998
This review is from: Big Lessons for Little People (Paperback)
I began reading this book while waiting for my adoptive daughter to be born. Within the first two pages I was so excited about parenting I thought I would burst. Loins Nachmanie makes me feel like parenting is the most creative, intelligent, resourceful and useful vocation in the world. I've given lots of copies to friends and one to my sister who is a preschool teacher! Nachmanie obviously loves children and her down-to-earth, funny, and common-sense approach to raising them with love and guidance is a breath of fresh air. I've read lots and lots of parenting books and this is absolutely the best!
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Give this book to anyone who has kids - run don't walk!, November 3, 1998
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This is a smart, funny, incredibly informative and down to earth book and makes a great gift for anyone with kids. I've already shared it with friends and family. Lois Nachamie knows what she's talking about and says it in a way that's easy to hear. I highly recommend it!
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