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Horizontal Parenting: How to Entertain Your Kid While Lying Down

by Michelle Woo Publisher: CHRONICLE BOOKS

Low-energy games for busy caregivers

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AlbakiReads Editorial

Low-energy games for busy caregivers

Michelle Woo’s collection centers on a practical constraint: keeping young children occupied while the caregiver stays lying down. Its 50 activities combine twists on familiar games with new ideas, using household items and children’s imagination rather than screens, batteries, or extensive supplies. The premise makes rest part of the play setup, with activities intended for toddlers and children. The book is organized as a store of quick-to-access game ideas for moments when an adult needs to take a breather without ending the fun.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Parents and caregivers of toddlers and young children
  • Adults seeking screen-free activities that require few supplies
  • Those looking for a humorous parenting-themed gift

Themes

Caregiver restParenting and family lifeImaginative playScreen-free activities

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Book overview

Need a break . . . now? Horizontal Parenting offers 50 hilarious and effective activities designed to entertain kids while you lie down.Children are exhausting! In the marathon of modern parenting, everyone needs a break--just ten precious minutes to rest your body and tune out the chaos. Enter horizontal parenting, the super-simple parenting hack for everyone, everywhere. With creative and practical advice for overworked parents and caretakers who "just need a minute," this book includes 50 fun, effective, and hilarious games to play with toddlers and children while lying down.

Relax and let your little ones release some energy while you catch your breath (and maybe even a few Zs). All you need is a comfortable surface, a few household items, and your child's imagination, and you too can master the sanity-saving art of horizontal parenting.CLASSIC AND NEW GAMES: Featuring fresh twists on classic games alongside funny new activities, Horizontal Parenting is packed with amusing games, including:

  • What's on My Butt
  • Hide and Seek-ish
  • Don't Wake the Giant
  • Railroad to Relaxation
  • And many more!

EASY FUN: These 50 activities to keep your kids engaged and keep you lying down offer hours of entertainment for children and toddlers--no endless supply lists, screens, or batteries needed!

AWARD-WINNING CREATORS: Michelle Woo is an award-winning journalist. She was the parenting editor at Lifehacker, and her work has appeared on CNN, Jezebel, Gizmodo, Narratively, and in USA Today. Dasha Tolstikova is an award-winning author and illustrator whose work has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, and the New Yorker.

Perfect for:

  • Moms, dads, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and caretakers of kids ages 2+
  • Entertaining kids during long days at home
  • Baby shower or birthday gift for parents of toddlers
  • Mother's Day and Father's Day gift-giving
  • Stocking stuffers for new (or seasoned!) parents
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