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If you are looking to gift your preschooler or any of their friends, a set of Lauren Child’s three classic Charlie and Lola books would be apt.

The gift sets with “I Am Absolutely Too Small for School”, I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato (Charlie and Lola), I Am Not Sleepy and I Will Not Go to Bed (Charlie and Lola), I Absolutely Must Do Coloring Now or Painting or Drawing (Charlie and Lola) is available on UK Amazon.

Lauren addresses issues such as fussiness during meals, school going anxiety and not wanting to sleep, faced by practically all the parents at least once in this gift set.

In , Charlie’s parent entrust him the task of feeding dinner to his fussy sister Lola. Lola has a long list of foods she won’t eat but some creative thinking from her older brother changes all that. This funny witty imaginative story in hip kid language, expressive illustrations, full of color and textures, compliment the text and really hold your youngster’s attention.

Lola feels she is “Absolutely Too Small for School”, while her parents and Charlie feel otherwise. Every time she tells Charlie, why she should not go to school and Charlie patiently convinces by giving her a series of imaginative and funny reasons why she should go to school. The lighthearted approach in this book results in an entertaining story around childhood fears about starting school.

Charlie in “I Am Not Sleepy and I Will Not Go to Bed” faces a bigger challenge of putting Lola to bed. Lola is never sleepy and loves to stay up doing her coloring, scribbling, wriggling and most of all chattering. The banter between the siblings coupled with humorous and realistic text, expressive artwork of childlike drawing, different font colors and sizes is a feast for eyes. A wonderful bedtime story for kids to read again and again.

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Just the other day, when I was surfing for interesting children’s book on Amazon, I came across a series of “What-To-Do-Guides For Kids,” written by Dr. Dawn Huebner, Ph.D. There are four books in this series, with each book teaching the troubled child a set of cognitive - behavioral strategies to break from problems that hold them captive.

These books are must haves for parents, teachers as they help children in the process of learning practical skills that they can use immediately and motivate children to think and act in newer ways towards change.

What to Do When You Worry Too Much: A Kid’s Guide to Overcoming Anxiety (What to Do Guides for Kids): This interactive self help book is designed for six to twelve year olds and their parents. Through cognitive-behavioral techniques, examples, metaphors and humorous artwork, the author makes difficult concepts easy to understand, encouraging the child to learn new skills to reducing anxiety.

What to Do When You Grumble Too Much: A Kid’s Guide to Overcoming Negativity (What to Do Guides for Kids): A Kid’s Guide to Overcoming Negativity - This book treats negative thinking through cognitive behavioral techniques. Step-by-step instructions and illustrations prompt the child to get past those obstacles, transforming negative thinkers into happier positive kids.

What to Do When Your Brain Gets Stuck: A Kid’s Guide to Overcoming OCD (What-to-Do Guides for Kids): A Kid’s Guide to Overcoming OCD - This interactive self help book treats OCD, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Kids are made to imagine themselves as sleuths to recognize and respond to OCD’s actions. Activities, engaging examples and stepwise instructions help the child to break free from thoughts and impulses of OCD.

What to Do When Your Temper Flares: A Kidæs Guide to Overcoming Problems With Anger (What to Do Guides for Kids) - A set of anger dousing methods in the book guides children and parents to treat problems related to anger. Engaging examples, lively illustrations and instructions teach kids how to cool their angry thoughts and actions, resulting in calmer and more effective kids.

After a brief glance at what the books have on offer, I am off to placing an order for them. I might never know when I need them.

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The sighting of rain clouds with sporadic thunder and lightning announce the arrival of rains. Changing seasons affect the children as much as adults as it means time to pack up the roller skates, colorful hoopla rings and bicycles. Keeping their little angels busy indoors during monsoon is a daunting task for most mothers. These are few of the things that any mother could do to keep the young ones inside – dry, warm and happy.

Cuddle up with your kid(s) on warm rugs near the balcony or close to the windows to watch the pitter-patter. Teach your children to listen to the rain and its different sounds and appreciate the beauty of nature in many forms. Your kid will love to listen to your childhood rainy season memories time and again. Sip on hot chocolate and eat crispies to make it more fun.

Your child will be thrilled to make small colorful paper boats out of craft paper and float them in water puddles or stream of rainwater. Race with your child to create most number of paper boats.

There are numerous indoor board or card games for kids during those long rainy afternoons. Word games like scrabbles, pictionary, card games like Uno or board games like monopoly and snakes and ladder are popular choices.

Read out fairy tales, Enid Blyton or Harry Potter series. Rains are the best time to encourage kids to unleash their creativity. Encourage your kid to try their hand at poetry or story writing. Drawing and painting are great ways to keep children busy.

Children love to do the “big people’s job”. Involve them in daily household chores. Teach them basic cooking skills and let them try some fun recipes. Acknowledge their effort and time with a suitable reward so their interest levels stay put for the next time.

Enroll your kid in a class to learn a new sport or activity like gymnastics, yoga, dancing, theater, and ballet or learn to play a new musical instrument.

With a bit of creativity coupled with thoughtful planning, the rainy season can be as fun as any other!

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