Ready to Play!: A Tale of Toys and Friends, and Barely Any Bickering (ParentSmart/KidHappy) [Hardcover]

Stacey R. Kaye MMR (Author), Elizabeth O. Dulemba (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 3 and up | Grade Level: P and up | Series: ParentSmart/KidHappy

Trouble sharing. Haggles over what to play. Jealousy, hurt feelings—and of course tears when playtime ends. For kids just learning to get along, playtime can be riddled with conflict. Ready to Play! offers healthy, lasting ways to help kids cooperate, develop social skills, and have fun.

Editorial Reviews

Review

“A very effective, fun behavior-coaching directory [and] helpful resource, offering pictured renditions of familiar social interaction scenarios, with creative positive parenting techniques and approaches suggested and encouraged to help kids work through rough patches of relating to achieve maximum harmonious playdate time.”—Midwest Book Review: Children’s Bookwatch

 

“How often can you pick up parenting tips and suggestions while reading an engaging story to your children?”—Chasing Supermom blog

“Practical advice for real-world situations that we as parents deal with every day. It’s like having a parenting seminar in the back of a great children’s book.”—Chasing Supermom blog

About the Author

Stacey R. Kaye, MMR, is the mother of two young children and a self-described “Parenting Lecture Groupie.” As her first daughter grew into a feisty toddler, Stacey searched for a language she could use to discourage tantrums and meltdowns while at the same time encouraging her daughter to explore, gain confidence, and build emotional intelligence. Dozens of parenting tomes, lectures, and courses provided great theory, but not the language. That’s when Stacey began writing ParentSmart/KidHappy books. To learn more positive parenting tips and discover other ParentSmart/KidHappy titles, visit www.ParentSmartKidHappy.com.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 3 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Free Spirit Publishing (April 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1575423189
• ISBN-13: 978-1575423180
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 8.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #275,514 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My 3 year old son can't get enough of this book!, April 21, 2009

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R. Grosman (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ready to Play!: A Tale of Toys and Friends, and Barely Any Bickering (ParentSmart/KidHappy) (Hardcover)

I bought this book for myself - to see if it could help provide me with language to use with my son to help him with sharing at play time . I was stunned by how much my son loves this book. In fact we have to read this and "Ready for Bed" several times most evenings. In the story, the mom helps the kids negotiate a few small conflicts and if I miss a page, my son will say "mommy - help her solve her problem!". This story captivates my son and he has learned so much about how to express his feelings. He now tells me when he felt "comforted" or even "frustrated" by something and when he wants to hold on to a toy because it's "special to him". I have learned to ask him "what do you think we can do?" in sticky situations. This book series is fabulous and I highly recommend it.

5.0 out of 5 stars A very helpful survival manual for those who supervise children's playdates, February 24, 2011

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ready to Play!: A Tale of Toys and Friends, and Barely Any Bickering (ParentSmart/KidHappy) (Hardcover)

"Ready To Play!: A Tale of Toys and Friends, and Barely Any Bickering" is a new release in the ParentSmart/KidHappy book series aimed at parents and kids ages 3-6. "Ready to Play!" is a very helpful survival manual for those who supervise children's playdates, with all the positives and negatives that can be imagined in such situations. Color coded text and clear examples-illustrations of both desirable and undesirable interactive behaviors make "Ready to Play!" a very effective, fun behavior -coaching directory. Designed for parents and kids to share, the ParentSmart/KidHappy series is a very helpful resource, offering pictured renditions of familiar social interaction scenarios, with creative positive parenting techniques and approaches suggested and encouraged to help kids work through rough patches of relating to achieve maximum harmonious playdate time. Other recommended books in this series by the same author/illustrator team are "Ready for Bed!" and "Ready for the Day!".