A brand-new edition brimming with sayings, cartoons and stories in bite-sized chapters to help navigate this challenging season of parenting and family life. So put the kettle on, make a cup of tea, and if you forget everything else as a parent, remember this …

Introduction xi Fasten your seatbelts 1 Remember who you are 5 There’s no point trying to be a superhero 11 Lay down the guilt 15 Children will be as different as chalk and cheese 21 Don’t look sideways 25 Ask yourself: ‘What does a good job really look like?’ 29 Put your oxygen mask on first 33 Listening says: ‘You matter’ 39 It’s good to talk 43 Love them and let them know 49 Speak words of life 53 It’s quality and quantity time 57 Actions speak louder than words 61 Gifts are not just for birthdays 63 ‘Please hold me’ 65 Don’t leave them to their own devices 69 Laughter is the best medicine 77 We always… 81 Lay the table 85 Let them play 89 Sometimes ‘playing safe’ is dangerous 93 Boundaries give security 97 Choose your style 99 Choose your battles 105 Say what you mean and mean what you say 109 Remember the three Ds 113 Childish irresponsibility or disobedience? 117 Label the action, never the child 119 Consequences are the best teachers 121 Shoulder to shoulder 125 Enjoy the generation game 127 Be the first to say sorry 133 Take a walk in his moccasins 135 Slow down, you move too fast 139 It takes a village 143 Parent with elastic 147 Values are more often caught than taught 151 Take a second look 157 Snow leopard moments 161 Give them roots 165 Carpe diem 167