Joy Fixes for Weary Parents : 101 Quick, Research-Based Ideas for Overcoming Stress and Building a Life You Love

"Modern parenting presents fresh challenges, including unrelenting time pressures, lack of support systems, and work demands, that often leave parents drained and worn-out. Erin Leyba, the mother of three young children, has been counseling parents on these issues for almost twenty years. She has developed techniques that help parents not only cope but also feel joy -- in their parenting and in their relationships with their partners. Leyba draws from the latest research about child development, attachment, successful marriages, and mindfulness to create effective, doable solutions for balancing, simplifying, and communicating. She presents powerful tools that parents can use right away to de-stress, stay energized, and create more warmth and passion with loved ones. Whether new, veteran, overwhelmed, exhausted, or just interested in doing better than they are, parents will find proven help here, "--Amazon.com. Design a life you love Notice and savor joy, grace and love Be wildly, unwaveringly good to yourself Follow your intuition, inspiration, and truth Ground and center yourself Embrace the quiet, the slow, and the simple Build joyful relationships with children Build a joyful relationship with your partner Build joyful relationships with grandparents Build joyful relationships with friends. Simple, powerful ways to soothe parenting overwhelm from a family counselor, parenting blogger, and mother