Getting a preschooler out the door in the morning can be a frustrating battle of wills complete with crying and complaining—by parents and kids alike. Ready for the Day! offers healthy, lasting solutions.

This book, and others in the series, provides a BONUS for parents and caregivers. With honesty and gentle humor, Ready for the Day! shows how to handle typical morning struggles by modeling three parenting techniques using color-coded text to teach the language of positive parenting:

• Giving encouragement
• Validating feelings
• Offering choices 

These techniques are explained in detail in a section at the end of the book that is just for adults. The result: you get through everyday challenges with less stress while building your child's emotional intelligence and your own parenting skills.

Ready for the Day! features:

• An engaging, realistic story that will ring true for parents and kids alike
• Easy-to-use techniques and positive language highlighted in color-coded text
• A section just for adults that explains the language of positive parenting
• An easy, fun way to improve parenting skills—by reading with your child

Ready for the Day! is part of the ParentSmart/KidHappy series, the only parenting books intended for grown-ups and kids to share. Reading this book not only teaches adults effective techniques for encouraging cooperation, it provides a model for kids to follow.

Gr. 1–2	Ages 3–6	I
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“Ready for the Day’s nurturing father resonated with my Head Start classroom and provided a positive role model for the children we serve. This is a great book!”—Shante’ Teal, education manager, Greater East Texas Community Action Program (GETCAP) Head Start