Simple Happy Parenting

The Secret of Less for Calmer Parents and Happier Kids

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Pub Date Jun 04 2019 | Archive Date Jul 11 2019

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Description

Create space for calmer, more creative kids and restore order and happiness at the heart of family life.

In Simple Happy Parenting, Denaye Barahona, Ph.D., provides a revolutionary approach to parenting, full of practical tips to help you step back from the system overload so common in modern family life and, instead, create more time to enjoy living and learning together. From easier meal planning to mindful shopping, worry batching to waste reduction, Simple Happy Parenting is an honest and practical roadmap for all families striving for balance.

Start with the Simple Manifesto:
  1. Buy less.
  2. Fear less.
  3. Referee less.
  4. Hurry less.
  5. Entertain less.
Then begin your journey to simple by embracing a new, lighter way of life in your home. Step-by-step projects and realistic goals guide your way. Discover how a curated toy cabinet fosters imaginative play; a smaller, carefully selected wardrobe reduces stress; and structured, nourishing meals create relaxed family dinners.

Next, expand the simplicity to your mindset. Learn how letting go of fear provides children with valuable opportunities to grow and develop; positive discipline strategies strengthen family relationships; and inviting more unscheduled time in your calendar gives your family space to thrive.

Not only will these straightforward solutions allow your children the room to progress and flourish, this mindful approach to family life will provide you with more energy, calm, and joy.
Create space for calmer, more creative kids and restore order and happiness at the heart of family life.

In Simple Happy Parenting, Denaye Barahona, Ph.D., provides a revolutionary approach to...

Marketing Plan

Key selling points:  

US-based author with a strong platform and great credentials. Denaye is a mom of two and child development expert. 

Timely and on-trend book: minimalism, decluttering and slow-living have all taken off as concepts as part of a backlash against the increasing consumerism of the modern world.

This definitive guide covers all aspects of family life including decluttering the home; simple (yet positive) discipline; time management; and creative play.  

Key Campaign Activity

Leverage author platform, connections and expertise

National media outreach  

Pre-publication:

Book announcement on Simple Families  (10K uvm, 18K followers on Facebook and 14K followers on  Instagram followers)

Pre order campaign on Simple Familes with free incentive

Long lead media outreach

Feature on NetGalley  

Trade: Submit for review in Publishers Weekly, Shelf Awareness, Booklist and Foreword Reviews  

School/Library: Submit for review in Library Journal Display at ALA Annual and Midwinter Conferences  

Consumer:

Promotion on Quarto Lives

Position author as talking head expert on the subject with her courses and credentials

Leverage Author contributor status at The Today Show  

Publicity/Media:


Magazines: Real Simple, Good Housekeeping, Woman’s Day, Parade, Women’s World, Health, Women’s Health, Shape, First for Women, Redbook, Women & Health, Time, Newsweek, Cosmopolitan, Parents, Family Circle, Fit Pregnancy and Baby, Prevention, Everyday Health

Online: all online editors for magazines above, Well + Good, MindBodyGreen, The Bump, Babble, Bustle, Buzzfeed, Café Mom, Feministing, Mommyish TV,

Radio and Podcasts: The Doctors, Dr. Oz, The Doctors Radio, NPR Health, Talk Healthy Today, The Today Show, Pri-Motherhood with Teresa Prilio, The Teaching Your Toddle Podcast, The Psychology Podcast, The Science of Happiness   

Key selling points:  

US-based author with a strong platform and great credentials. Denaye is a mom of two and child development expert. 

Timely and on-trend book: minimalism, decluttering and...


Available Editions

EDITION Other Format
ISBN 9781781318645
PRICE $22.00 (USD)
PAGES 192

Average rating from 15 members


Featured Reviews

I was very interested in reading Simple Happy Parenting by Denaye Barahona. After parenting for almost 9 years, we have experienced the feeling of complete exhaustion, overwhelm and burnout and have worked for many years to find the right balance in our family. It is certainly always an ongoing process as parenting is always changing and evolving as our children grow, but I loved Barahona's tips on how to simplify and prioritize what's important.

I love that at the start the book she recognized that there is no perfect way to juggle it all, and it made the rest of the book feel more approachable because I knew she was coming from a place of relatability. Pulling out of the race of parenting and doing what is important for your own family is such simple yet important advice.

If you set your goals and expectations of parenting by the world around you, you will never find contentment or peace in your own parenting journey. We are all allowed to follow different paths, but being true to ourselves and our own desires as a family allows us to pull out of the parenting competition and prioritize what is important to our own families. "Instead of chasing the impossible, choose to live simply and love immensely."

But how do you do this, one might wonder. It sounds easy but if you have parenting for any length of time, you know it just isn't. Barahona shares her Simple Manifesto:

1. Fear Less
2. Hurry Less
3. Entertain Less
4. Referee Less
5. Buy Less

After sharing this manifesto, she walks you through how to accomplish these goals. I especially enjoyed the sections on entertaining less(and letting your kids be bored) and refereeing less. Both of these concepts and shifts help everyone in our family lives happier and more successful lives but often seem really hard to remember when we are in the thick of daily life. Her practical advice was relatable and things that we could easily implement into our family foundation.

The photos and illustrations were a nice addition to this text. I don't think the photos were totally necessary, but it did help make this book feel more personal and helped connect me as a reader with this author.

If you are looking for tips on how to simplify your life as a family, I definitely recommend this book. Thank you to NetGalley and White Lion Publishing for an advanced copy of this book.

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I really enjoyed this book and all of the useful, simple tips and tricks that can help all families, big and small. I especially liked the section on helping with clutter and meals. I highly recommend!

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In a crowded field of organization and self-help, Simple Happy Parenting stands out as being direct, authentic, and relatable. This is not the book to bully or shame families in some minimalist contest. It encourages families to take steps and model a slower, more intentional life. The ideas are all familiar, but Barahona shares strategies that can actually be implemented to control the clutter of toys or have your child eat the dinner you've prepared. As someone who wants to ascribe to a minimalist and simple living attitude, I appreciate having a guide explicitly including children.

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This beautiful and is filled with photos of the author and her family. There is not much new in this book if you have read other simple living books. It could be good for young parents who need a little inspiration.

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I received a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. Thank you NetGalley.

I do wish this book had been available as a Kindle book, but that doesn't take away from the rating.
I haven't truly found a parenting book that i completely adored or agreed with.. i often finds bits or pieces that feel judgemental or condescending, but this one didn't. It felt like she really did understand that not one parent is perfect, and there is no "easy" way to parent.

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I love Denaye’s book Simple Happy Parenting! I have been a big fan of Denaye and her blog for several years so I was excited when she announced her book being published. The book shares similar content as her blog but it is wrapped up in a new way and expands upon what she shares online. I highly recommend this book for any parent looking to simplify life with kids.

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