The Connected Family Handbook Nurturing Kindness, Warmth, and Wonder in Children by Lou Harvey-Zahra

How can simple activities help us connect more  fully with our children and live more happily together? What types of  games will encourage children to be kind to others? How can crafting and  outdoor play build respect for the natural world? The Connected Family  Handbook offers empowering advice and practical activities to answer  these questions and many more. Experienced parenting coach and  popular author Lou Harvey-Zahra and successful parenting blogger  Danielle Harbison have created a unique and inspiring book for  caretakers of toddlers to ten-year-olds. Each of the ten chapters  tackles an important theme for families— home, kindness, mealtimes, move, warmth, teamwork, adventure, nature, wonder,  and celebration —and suggests ways to nurture these qualities in children.  Each  chapter is illustrated with beautiful photographs and includes easy  crafts and fun recipes to create with children, stories and verses to  share, as well as tips on creative discipline, positive play and  establishing family rhythms and routines. Engage with NATURE by  crafting toys from sticks, nurture WONDER by sharing a story about  toadstools and fairy folk, encourage KINDNESS by creating a toy medical  kit and make MEALTIMES fun with frozen-fruit pizza.  Lou and  Danielle’s ideas and advice come from a background of holistic child  development, and celebrate values including eco-friendly living,  connected family life, healthy and fun food choices and the importance  of imaginative play. Illustrated in color . ISBN:       9781782508137