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Parenting Your First Grader: A Guide to Making the Most of the "Look at Me!" Phase
Parenting Your First Grader MAKE THE MOST OF EVERY PHASE IN YOUR CHILD'S LIFE You have approximately 936 weeks from the time your child is born until he or she graduates from high school. It goes by fast, and kids change and grow so quickly. It's as if they change just as you're starting to figure them out. It all makes the responsibility to shape a child's faith and character feel overwhelming. Parenting Your First Grader is a concise guide that simplifies what you need to know about six-year-olds in general and offers interactive ways to discover more about your own child to help you make the most of this phase. Discover ...
About the Phase Guides Parenting Your First Grader is part of a series of books designed especially for busy people. These guides are more than a "journal" but less than a detailed "manual." Use this book to look ahead at key ways your child will be growing this physically, mentally, socially, emotionally, and spiritually. Jot down thoughts and observations to help you make the most of this phase. For more, check out other books in this Don't Miss It, a concise volume to help you parent every week like it counts, and It's Just a Phase, an in-depth look at each phase, especially for church leaders. These resources are designed in partnership with Parent Cue (ParentCue.org). About the Phase Project The Phase Project, including this guide, is a synthesis of personal experience, academic research, and gatherings of leaders and educational experts from across the child development spectrum. Parent Cue is affiliated with a non-profit Christian organization whose mission is to help kids and teenagers have an authentic faith that supports their future.
About the Phase Guides Parenting Your First Grader is part of a series of books designed especially for busy people. These guides are more than a "journal" but less than a detailed "manual." Use this book to look ahead at key ways your child will be growing this physically, mentally, socially, emotionally, and spiritually. Jot down thoughts and observations to help you make the most of this phase. For more, check out other books in this Don't Miss It, a concise volume to help you parent every week like it counts, and It's Just a Phase, an in-depth look at each phase, especially for church leaders. These resources are designed in partnership with Parent Cue (ParentCue.org). About the Phase Project The Phase Project, including this guide, is a synthesis of personal experience, academic research, and gatherings of leaders and educational experts from across the child development spectrum. Parent Cue is affiliated with a non-profit Christian organization whose mission is to help kids and teenagers have an authentic faith that supports their future.
63 pages, Paperback
Published July 16, 2017
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September 20, 2024
I love the "Parenting Your... Series". The driving focus of each book is to make the most of every phase your child goes through in life. Each book starts with that same fact: we get approx. 936 weeks with our children, from babbling babies to grown adults ready to take on the world themselves. After that reminder you are struck with the reminder that those weeks are dwindling! These are part parenting books, and part journals for tracking all the fun things your kiddo is doing during this stage of life.
Each of these books is geared toward where your child is at during their current phase. For a first grader you will get a call to action on what to say, how to play, and memories to make and remember your six-year-old(ish) by. There are great tips on how to handle conversations that may come up at this age. A whole list of phrases your kiddo needs to hear from you at this point in life. There is even a list of great books to read with your little one. As a mini parenting book you will walk away with tools to help your child emotionally, mentally, in social situations, and with their faith walk.
I started this series for my now 11 year old and have re-read each book for my two younger ones (currently re-reading Parenting Your Four Year Old with my youngest). Each time I am reminded just how fleeting these years are. I decided to get a separate journal for each of my kids and complete the journaling portion of this book in their individual journals. Kind of like Mama's Memoirs to them about their childhood.
I recommend a box of tissues if you do decide to pick up this book, because realizing how quickly the time passes each year is sure to leave you with all the feels.
Each of these books is geared toward where your child is at during their current phase. For a first grader you will get a call to action on what to say, how to play, and memories to make and remember your six-year-old(ish) by. There are great tips on how to handle conversations that may come up at this age. A whole list of phrases your kiddo needs to hear from you at this point in life. There is even a list of great books to read with your little one. As a mini parenting book you will walk away with tools to help your child emotionally, mentally, in social situations, and with their faith walk.
I started this series for my now 11 year old and have re-read each book for my two younger ones (currently re-reading Parenting Your Four Year Old with my youngest). Each time I am reminded just how fleeting these years are. I decided to get a separate journal for each of my kids and complete the journaling portion of this book in their individual journals. Kind of like Mama's Memoirs to them about their childhood.
I recommend a box of tissues if you do decide to pick up this book, because realizing how quickly the time passes each year is sure to leave you with all the feels.
September 9, 2019
This was a quick and thought-provoking read. It provided many opportunities for reflecting and light “backward” planning within the different focus areas. I liked the included examples of games, books, boundaries, and phrases to guide discussions and that it left plenty of room for personalization. Although it left me wanting more examples in certain areas, I can do the extra work. I grabbed the corresponding books for my younger children and can’t wait to see what I can learn from them too.
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