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Parenting with Sanity & Joy

101 Simple Strategies

Illustrated by Sanna Mander
Published by The Collective Book Studio
Distributed by Simon & Schuster

About The Book

Say YES with joy!

"If you know you are ultimately going to drive your child to the mall, let your daughter have a 3-person sleepover or allow your son an extra cookie after dinner - just go straight to a happy YES! When you offer up an awesome gesture as if you are doing your kids a big favor, it takes the fun out of it. It is so easy to add joy to your delivery with "Sure!" or "I'd be happy to!" or "Let's do that!" Your enthusiasm will make your child feel even better about your YES, but best of all, it will make you feel great."(Parenting Golden Rule #1)

In this collection of readily actionable tips, parenting mentor Sue Groner distills the best parenting wisdom into one easy-to-read book, providing simple, fun, and effective guidance.

Chapters are divided into easy to explore sections.
  • Parenting Golden Rules
  • Family Time
  • Rules and Respect
  • Perspective and Judgment
  • Gratitude and Attitude
  • Food and Dining
  • Forbidden Phrases
  • Life Skills
  • Family Management
  • One Last Tip

With gentle guidance from Susan Groner, the founder of The Parenting Mentor, Parenting with Sanity and Joy will help parents feel more confident as they navigate one of the most important roles they will ever take on.

“The most beautiful thing about the advice in this book is that it all comes with a deep wisdom and love based on years of experience, and a positive energy that any kid would want in their parents!” –Katya Libin, co-founder and CEO of HeyMama

“To call Sue a miracle worker is an understatement. Sue has coached me through it all...teaching me various tools and prompts to stay firm on the important things and let the little things go. She’s a light in our family’s life." –Hitha Palepu, author and entrepreneur

Highly recommend for parents, grandparents, teachers and anyone else who wants to help children." - Talar, Goodreads

About The Author

Susan G. Groner is the founder of The Parenting Mentor, which provides on-site and virtual coaching sessions for parents of toddlers through teens. Groner utilizes her CLEARR tm methodology to help parents foster and maintain a more fulfilling and stress-free experience while in the trenches of day-to-day childrearing. She lives in New York with her husband and two children.

About The Illustrator

Arguably one of Finland’s most prolific illustrators working today, Sanna Mander’s cheerful work evokes catalogues and editorial illustrations of the 1960s with a contemporary twist. In 2006 she won Cannes Young Creatives and was awarded Junior of the year in 2007 at the Finnish Best of the Year advertising and design competition. Inspired by the luscious flora and fauna surrounding her in her native Finland, Sanna’s images are mixed media odes to the unpredictable, cluttered joys of the world around her.

Product Details

  • Publisher: The Collective Book Studio (November 10, 2020)
  • Length: 176 pages
  • ISBN13: 9781951412043

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Raves and Reviews

To call Sue a miracle worker is an understatement. Sue has coached me through it all—communicating better with my rambunctious toddler, establishing healthier relationships with our support system (family and external), and teaching me various tools and prompts to stay firm on the important things and let the little things go. She’s a light in our family’s life.

– Hitha Palepu, author and entrepreneur

The most beautiful thing about the advice in this book is that it all comes with a deep wisdom and love based on years of experience, and a positive energy that any kid would want in their parents!

– Katya Libin, co-founder and CEO of HeyMama

This is a great book to read right now as so many of us are spending more or even all of our time with our families. It would also make a good gift for any parent-to-be, highlighting some issues and celebrations they have in store.

– Rachel Teichman, tc jewfolk

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