1001 More Things to Do With Your Kids

by Krueger, Caryl Waller

• ISBN13: 9781578660810
• ISBN10: 1578660815
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-05-01
• Publisher: Bbs Pub Corp

Summary

After the overwhelming response to her bestseller 1001 Things to Do With Your Kids, Caryl Waller Krueger has delivered a new collection of even more creative ideas for parents that shows how to have fun, learn together, and make all time quality time with their children. With instant access to fun activities for every time of the day, every day of the week, parents will never again hear a child complain that "There's nothing to do!" Each of these activities brings the family together and teaches a wide variety of subjects, including values and social skills. Krueger, a child development expert and experienced mom, provides start-up tips to get children going in the morning and wind-down ideas for bedtime; instructions for teaching good manners at restaurants and other public places. Valuable tips on how to make chores fun and teach responsibility; how to introduce virtues such as optimism, honesty, and love; the rules for a happy home; and much more.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	11	(2)
Dear Reader	13	(2)
A Wonderful Day	15	(23)
Oh, What a Beautiful Morning!	16	(3)
Afternoon Connections	19	(3)
Dinnertime Delights	22	(5)
Eventful Evenings	27	(11)
Let's Play!	38	(27)
The Child-friendly Home	39	(2)
The Inside Scoop	41	(15)
Right in Your Own Backyard	56	(9)
Four Seasons Fun	65	(33)
Spring	66	(8)
Summer	74	(10)
Autumn	84	(6)
Winter	90	(8)
After School Fun	98	(11)
Good Sports	99	(5)
Extracurricular, Not Extra Stress	104	(5)
Going Places	109	(17)
Thank Goodness It's Friday	110	(8)
Eating Out with Style	118	(2)
Tripping Along	120	(6)
Is Your Kid Cultured?	126	(33)
Culture with a Capital ``M'' for Manners	127	(4)
Art from the Heart	131	(9)
All the World's Stage	140	(2)
Meet You at the Movies	142	(2)
Take Note of Music	144	(5)
Dancing---With Two Left Feet	149	(2)
A Way with Words	151	(8)
Let's Get Together	159	(20)
Building Memories Together	160	(5)
Party Time!	165	(8)
Getting Together with Grandparents	173	(6)
There's a Big World Out There	179	(34)
Growing Up Gracefully	180	(6)
Managing Money	186	(5)
A Shrinking World	191	(4)
The Future in Your Hands	195	(8)
Getting Along with Others	203	(3)
Life with and Without Television	206	(7)
Virtues	213	(24)
Virtue and the Five Cs	214	(1)
Honesty	214	(4)
Responsibility	218	(4)
Openness	222	(2)
Optimism	224	(2)
Faith	226	(6)
Humility	232	(2)
Love	234	(3)
Rules to Live by	237	(25)
Law and Order	238	(3)
Rules for a Happy Home	241	(8)
What Happens When	249	(13)
Can Chores Be Fun?	262	(11)
Who Does What	263	(4)
Getting the Job Done with Fun	267	(2)
Skills for Independence	269	(4)
Child of the Twenty-First Century	273	(33)
Your Educated Child	274	(12)
The Electronic Future	286	(7)
A Community Without Violence	293	(3)
Commitment to Family	296	(10)
Holding Hands	306	(3)
Index	309