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Quick Tips for Busy Families
Ingenious Parenting Shortcuts Every Mom and Dad Should Know
Parenting can be hard work, and our lives continue to get busier and busier. Is it possible to lighten the load but still raise great kids?
From his experiences as a dad as well as interacting with countless other parents, Jay Payleitner has gathered scores of secrets worth passing along--simple things veteran moms and dads have learned over the years. Things as simple as passing along truths during TV commercials. Or connecting with your children as you tuck them in at night. Or learning how to laugh over spilt milk.
Some of the ideas are old-school secrets that were passed from one generation to the next; others deal with issues that would have never crossed Grandma and Grandpa's minds. All of them are easy to implement.
This book is designed for a quick, breezy reading experience, letting parents pick and choose those ideas that will make their lives easier, their kids happier, and their futures even brighter.
Parenting can be hard work, and our lives continue to get busier and busier. Is it possible to lighten the load but still raise great kids?
From his experiences as a dad as well as interacting with countless other parents, Jay Payleitner has gathered scores of secrets worth passing along--simple things veteran moms and dads have learned over the years. Things as simple as passing along truths during TV commercials. Or connecting with your children as you tuck them in at night. Or learning how to laugh over spilt milk.
Some of the ideas are old-school secrets that were passed from one generation to the next; others deal with issues that would have never crossed Grandma and Grandpa's minds. All of them are easy to implement.
This book is designed for a quick, breezy reading experience, letting parents pick and choose those ideas that will make their lives easier, their kids happier, and their futures even brighter.
- GenresParenting
240 pages, Paperback
Published February 14, 2017
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About the author
Jay Payleitner
60 books32 followersJay Payleitner spent a decade in major market advertising. Learning how people think and doing some fun work. Including creating TV spots for Midway Airlines, Kroger, and Corona Beer. And heading up the creative team that named "SunChips."
But God called him into Christian media. And he became an almost-too-busy freelance producer. For more than a decade, Jay scripted and produced Josh McDowell Radio, Today's Father, Jesus Freaks Radio with TobyMac and Michael Tait, Project Angel Tree with Chuck Colson, and thousands of hours of radio that aired across the country and beyond.
Jay is a long-time affiliate with the National Center for Fathering and nationally-known motivational speaker for Iron Sharpens Iron, marriage conferences, men's retreats, women's events, writers' conferences, and weekend services.
Jay has sold more than half million books including the bestselling 52 Things Kids Need from a Dad and What If God Wrote Your Bucket List? His latest -- and perhaps most important release -- is The Jesus Dare.
This June, Waterbrook/Multnomah is releasing the surprising book, The Prayer of Agur.
Jay's books have been translated into French, German, Spanish, Italian, Afrikaans, Indonesian, Slovenian, Polish, and Russian.
He has been a guest multiple times on The Harvest Show, 100 Huntley Street, Moody Radio, Building Relationships with Gary Chapman, Cornerstone TV, and Focus on the Family.
Jay and his high school sweetheart, Rita, live in the Chicago area where they’ve raised five great kids, loved on ten foster babies, and are cherishing grandparenthood.
But God called him into Christian media. And he became an almost-too-busy freelance producer. For more than a decade, Jay scripted and produced Josh McDowell Radio, Today's Father, Jesus Freaks Radio with TobyMac and Michael Tait, Project Angel Tree with Chuck Colson, and thousands of hours of radio that aired across the country and beyond.
Jay is a long-time affiliate with the National Center for Fathering and nationally-known motivational speaker for Iron Sharpens Iron, marriage conferences, men's retreats, women's events, writers' conferences, and weekend services.
Jay has sold more than half million books including the bestselling 52 Things Kids Need from a Dad and What If God Wrote Your Bucket List? His latest -- and perhaps most important release -- is The Jesus Dare.
This June, Waterbrook/Multnomah is releasing the surprising book, The Prayer of Agur.
Jay's books have been translated into French, German, Spanish, Italian, Afrikaans, Indonesian, Slovenian, Polish, and Russian.
He has been a guest multiple times on The Harvest Show, 100 Huntley Street, Moody Radio, Building Relationships with Gary Chapman, Cornerstone TV, and Focus on the Family.
Jay and his high school sweetheart, Rita, live in the Chicago area where they’ve raised five great kids, loved on ten foster babies, and are cherishing grandparenthood.
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May 11, 2017
This book - Quick Tips For Busy Families - caught my eye when I saw it on a book review list a couple months ago. It has taken me forever to finish it - not because it isn't good, but because it's just what the title says, quick tips!
Each chapter is short and to-the-point, but every page is also full of great ideas for ways to use teachable moments with your kids, fun stuff to do together, creative discipline ideas, and encouragement to use every opportunity to train your child in the way they should go. I found myself not necessarily wanting to skip to the next chapter, because I wanted to remember some of the things he had just shared! Not all of the chapters pertained to me (a lot of them included school/teacher-realted tips, which I probably won't need since we're homeschooling), but I still got a lot out of this book.
This definitely isn't a book to read once and put forever on the shelf, it's a book that could be a reference when you need a quick shot of encouragement or creativity in parenting. I really enjoyed it!
Note: I received a copy of this book for free in exchange for a review. This is my honest opinion.
Each chapter is short and to-the-point, but every page is also full of great ideas for ways to use teachable moments with your kids, fun stuff to do together, creative discipline ideas, and encouragement to use every opportunity to train your child in the way they should go. I found myself not necessarily wanting to skip to the next chapter, because I wanted to remember some of the things he had just shared! Not all of the chapters pertained to me (a lot of them included school/teacher-realted tips, which I probably won't need since we're homeschooling), but I still got a lot out of this book.
This definitely isn't a book to read once and put forever on the shelf, it's a book that could be a reference when you need a quick shot of encouragement or creativity in parenting. I really enjoyed it!
Note: I received a copy of this book for free in exchange for a review. This is my honest opinion.
March 26, 2017
Do you ever feel like busyness is getting the best of your family? Like there's not enough time in the day to do all the things you feel the pressure to do? Or enough opportunities to teach your children the things of God that you want them to know?
In Quick Tips for Busy Families, Jay Payleitner shows you how to take advantage of the small and often unpredictable moments in order to live the family life you desire. Through his 144 "parent hacks," I learned new things, had ideas reinforced, and even chuckled to myself along the way.
I received a copy of this book from Bethany House. This review is my own, honest opinion.
In Quick Tips for Busy Families, Jay Payleitner shows you how to take advantage of the small and often unpredictable moments in order to live the family life you desire. Through his 144 "parent hacks," I learned new things, had ideas reinforced, and even chuckled to myself along the way.
I received a copy of this book from Bethany House. This review is my own, honest opinion.
January 30, 2022
Overall, a useful book that is more full of helpful reminders than life-changing advice. I imagine there will be a few things that really stick out to each parent and this is a good book to keep on your shelf and occasionally pick up and read the chapters you've highlighted.
March 15, 2017
Witty and funny with good tips. Really enjoyed it. Loved the short chapters.
March 10, 2017
Great ideas! Quick Tips for Busy Families: Sneaky Strategies for Raising Great Kids is full of helpful suggestions to navigate busy family life. Payleitner offers a variety of fun, serious, and sanity saving tips to help your family succeed with both routine and daunting challenges. I enjoyed the honest and humorous tone of his book. I especially appreciated Payleitner’s focus on intentionally building strong relationships with your children regardless of age and family situation. He shares ideas that are easily adaptable for different ages of children. I found this book a helpful, well organized resource that is formatted nicely for quick reference. Bethany House gave me a complimentary copy of Quick Tips for Busy Families by Jay Payleitner for my candid review.
March 4, 2017
This is a book filled with 144 tips/strategies to use with your kids. There is a lot of variety. There are tips that will work with young kids and some geared more towards older kids. I found there were a lot of things I’ve done or tried before and some were new ideas for me. Each tip is a page or two long. It’s a pretty fast read. There isn’t any real organization to the book. It’s more of a hodgepodge. One thing that I found interesting is that he doesn’t always tell you why he recommends doing something. For instance, he once stopped the car and told the kids to get out and to meet him on the other side of a bridge without really saying why. Is this just so his kids get more exercise? Or does he just want to be an unpredictable parent? I’m not sure.
March 2, 2017
I thoroughly enjoyed reading Quick Tips for busy families.
I was an interesting book filled with 144 tips/strategies. It was formatted in such a way as to make you feel that you could keep on reading.
I felt that at times the author was more focused on morals than gospel. But Overall I think he did a good job portraying the struggles (and joys) of parenting, while at the same time providing much-needed, sensible help.
I received a free copy of the book from Bethany house.
A positive review was not required—all opinions here expressed are my own. I have posted an honest, and concise review.
I was an interesting book filled with 144 tips/strategies. It was formatted in such a way as to make you feel that you could keep on reading.
I felt that at times the author was more focused on morals than gospel. But Overall I think he did a good job portraying the struggles (and joys) of parenting, while at the same time providing much-needed, sensible help.
I received a free copy of the book from Bethany house.
A positive review was not required—all opinions here expressed are my own. I have posted an honest, and concise review.
March 4, 2017
This book was a quick, fun, and engaging read. I was so attracted to this book because I felt like I could learn so much from its contents! I’ve never had older children before, this is all new to me!
June 17, 2017
Mr. Payleitner writes with a fun and engaging style that is as effective at keeping his readers turning the pages as the short, quick, and straightforward ‘strategies’ (instead of ‘chapters’) are.
I am not married, and so therefore do not have children of my own. However, I work at a school and consider my students ‘my kids’ to a large extent. I chose this book hoping to use it as a reference and aid in discovering how to better help, serve, and deal with my students’ issues and needs. Some of the tips and advice are obviously more applicable to home life and/or ones’ own children. But much of the material can also be adapted to be useful in settings and situations like my own, for adults simply wanting to be a blessing to children they spend a generous amount of time with – baby sitters, grandparents, day care workers, Sunday School teachers, school staff, etc.
Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from Blogging for Books for my honest review.
I am not married, and so therefore do not have children of my own. However, I work at a school and consider my students ‘my kids’ to a large extent. I chose this book hoping to use it as a reference and aid in discovering how to better help, serve, and deal with my students’ issues and needs. Some of the tips and advice are obviously more applicable to home life and/or ones’ own children. But much of the material can also be adapted to be useful in settings and situations like my own, for adults simply wanting to be a blessing to children they spend a generous amount of time with – baby sitters, grandparents, day care workers, Sunday School teachers, school staff, etc.
Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from Blogging for Books for my honest review.
April 2, 2017
LOVE this book!
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