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Quality Time Anytime
By Penny Warner A Review by Kristan Ginther
Just because it's educational, however, doesn't mean that these games are academic exercises. For example, small children who play "Hair Salon" with their parents in which they create hairdos using shampoo lather during bath time will be having too much fun to care that they are learning creativity and exercising their imagination. But parents will know, and they can join in on the laughter.
Quality Time Anytime is for those adults who are doing a dozen things at once and worry that their children are plummeting to last on their priority list. The book shows that there are plenty of opportunities every day for working parents to spend quality time with their children, and that is a welcome relief to all those who view "quality time" as a buzzword designed by experts to make them feel guilty.
The main premise of the book is why not make the things parents and children do together everyday stimulating and fun? At the very least, they are welcome alternatives to the endless mantra of "Are we there yet?" At their best, these activities transform bored, restless children into active observers, thinkers, learners and doers. And they offer the chance for busy parents to enjoy their children before they grow up and leave home.
Review courtesy of Featuresource.com.