Simple happy parenting : the secret of less for calmer parents and happier kids / Denaye Barahona ; photographs by Amy Drucker ; illustrated by Manon de Jong.

Welcome to a simpler way -- Letter to the reader -- What is a simple parenting? -- Less expectation -- Discovering a simpler way -- The simple manifesto -- Design a simple family home -- Getting started -- Choosing furniture and housewares with children in mind -- Creating a capsule wardrobe for kids -- How to minimize the toys -- How to simplify meal times -- The simple approach to parenting -- Expanding simplicity to your mindset -- Less fear -- Less rush -- Less distraction -- Less referee -- Less stuff -- Acknowledgments -- Endnotes -- Resources -- Index -- About the author, photography and illustrator.

Free yourself from the pressures of ‘perfect parenthood’ and discover a simpler way for the whole family to thrive. Families live better with less: less clutter, uncomplicated meals and positive discipline. Simple Happy Parenting provides practical tools and expert advice to help you live well with your family. Denaye Barahona’s revolutionary approach to parenting, challenges us to tackle the most cluttered corner of our lives: childhood. Discover the benefits of a few, carefully curated toys; easy, nourishing meals around the family table; and simple (yet positive) discipline. Children are imaginative, inventive and curious – and it is by allowing them the space and freedom to grow and develop that parents best enable them to flourish. This natural approach to family life is not only good for your child, it is good for parents too. Once we free ourselves from the pressures of perfect we are all able to embrace a more balanced and fulfilling life. Packed full of straightforward solutions, Simple Happy Parenting is a refreshing voice of calm support for all parents seeking a better, simpler way.