Claire Potter – författare

Bursting with 50 low-cost, ingenious, inspiring, refreshingly different ideas that parents will enjoy as much as their kids!Does the idea of making a crocodile out of an egg box or fairy cakes with smiley faces leave you cold? Does the thought of another trip to the soft play centre or the swimming pool with a wave machine make you groan? Then this is the book for you!With 50 unique ideas for parents of children age 3 to 13 (and way beyond!) this book will energize your family life and engage your children's heads, hands and hearts. Take them on a Straight Line Walk or set them a Supermarket challenge. Try Lucky Dip Cookery or Pin in a Map Sketching. Turn even everyday routines like hair washing or laying the table into mini-adventures.Tried and tested on real children, these ideas encourage a sense of exploration, accomplishment, challenge, creativity, boldness and ouside-the-box thinking. They'll cost you nothing - or next-to-nothing. All you need is a playful attitude, a sense of adventure and perhaps just a tiny hint of mischief here and there!

A pocket-size book of tips, techniques and ideas to prevent, cure and conquer fussy eating.Does your child decide they don’t like a food before they’ve even tried it? Do they say 'Yuk’ to foods they used to eat happily? Would they live off chips and ice-cream and never touch a vegetable again if given the chance? Are mealtimes driving you nuts?It's easy to think that children are naturally just fussy eaters. Yet, without realizing it, we are actually creating many of the problems ourselves with the things we do and say to our children around food. The right thing to do isn't always as obvious or as instinctive as you might think. Common habits like using pudding as a reward for eating the main course, or pestering them to eat their vegetables, actually encourage – not discourage – fussy eating!This little book tells you how to start again. It won't give you complicated child-friendly recipes or clever ways to sneak vegetables into meals – just easy-to-follow, easy-to-remember rules to help re-programme your child intoa happy, healthy, adventurous eater.Recommended by a leading NHS Specialist Paediatric Dietician.

A pocket-size book of tips, techniques and ideas to prevent, cure and conquer fussy eating.Does your child decide they don''t like a food before they''ve even tried it? Do they say ''Yuk'' to foods they used to eat happily? Would they live off chips and ice-cream and never touch a vegetable again if given the chance? Are mealtimes driving you nuts?It''s easy to think that children are naturally just fussy eaters. Yet, without realizing it, we are actually creating many of the problems ourselves with the things we do and say to our children around food. The right thing to do isn''t always as obvious or as instinctive as you might think. Common habits like using pudding as a reward for eating the main course, or pestering them to eat their vegetables, actually encourage – not discourage – fussy eating!This little book tells you how to start again. It won''t give you complicated child-friendly recipes or clever ways to sneak vegetables into meals – just easy-to-follow, easy-to-remember rules to help re-programme your child intoa happy, healthy, adventurous eater.Recommended by a leading NHS Specialist Paediatric Dietician.

Bursting with 50 low-cost, ingenious, inspiring, refreshingly different ideas that parents will enjoy as much as their kids!Does the idea of making a crocodile out of an egg box or fairy cakes with smiley faces leave you cold? Does the thought of another trip to the soft play centre or the swimming pool with a wave machine make you groan? Then this is the book for you!With 50 unique ideas for parents of children age 3 to 13 (and way beyond!) this book will energize your family life and engage your children''s heads, hands and hearts. Take them on a Straight Line Walk or set them a Supermarket challenge. Try Lucky Dip Cookery or Pin in a Map Sketching. Turn even everyday routines like hair washing or laying the table into mini-adventures.Tried and tested on real children, these ideas encourage a sense of exploration, accomplishment, challenge, creativity, boldness and ouside-the-box thinking. They''ll cost you nothing - or next-to-nothing. All you need is a playful attitude, a sense of adventure and perhaps just a tiny hint of mischief here and there!

A practical book full of tips, techniques and example situations to support and encourage good behaviour in children: perfect for parents at their wits'' end!They''re squealing for a packet of strawberry squiggles in the supermarket... refusing to put their coat on even though it''s below freezing outside... squabbling over who gets the cup with the kangaroo on it... or running around with their pants on their head when they''re meant to be putting their pyjamas on.Let''s face it, life with kids can be exhausting and exasperating. Sometimes you can find yourself nagging, negotiating, battling and bellowing your way through the whole day. Surely it''s not meant to be this hard, you think. Roll on bedtime!Here, in one little book, is everything you need to know to make your day-to-day life as a parent easier. Based on in-depth interviews with child psychologist Dr Bonamy Oliver (UCL), it gives you techniques, tactics, tips and tricks that research shows actually work.The clear, practical, punchy advice tells you exactly how to deal with your child''s unwanted behaviours and shifts the dynamic of your relationship so your child not only co-operates but wants to co-operate in the first place. Finally, it will feel like you are on the same team!And that way, not only will your life be easier, but you''ll be able to enjoy your child''s company a whole lot more!

A practical book full of tips, techniques and example situations to support and encourage good behaviour in children: perfect for parents at their wits' end!They're squealing for a packet of strawberry squiggles in the supermarket... refusing to put their coat on even though it's below freezing outside... squabbling over who gets the cup with the kangaroo on it... or running around with their pants on their head when they're meant to be putting their pyjamas on.Let's face it, life with kids can be exhausting and exasperating. Sometimes you can find yourself nagging, negotiating, battling and bellowing your way through the whole day. Surely it's not meant to be this hard, you think. Roll on bedtime!Here, in one little book, is everything you need to know to make your day-to-day life as a parent easier. Based on in-depth interviews with child psychologist Dr Bonamy Oliver (UCL), it gives you techniques, tactics, tips and tricks that research shows actually work.The clear, practical, punchy advice tells you exactly how to deal with your child's unwanted behaviours and shifts the dynamic of your relationship so your child not only co-operates but wants to co-operate in the first place. Finally, it will feel like you are on the same team!And that way, not only will your life be easier, but you'll be able to enjoy your child's company a whole lot more!

A practical book full of tips, techniques and example situations to support and encourage good behaviour in children: perfect for parents at their wits'' end!They''re squealing for a packet of strawberry squiggles in the supermarket... refusing to put their coat on even though it''s below freezing outside... squabbling over who gets the cup with the kangaroo on it... or running around with their pants on their head when they''re meant to be putting their pyjamas on.Let''s face it, life with kids can be exhausting and exasperating. Sometimes you can find yourself nagging, negotiating, battling and bellowing your way through the whole day. Surely it''s not meant to be this hard, you think. Roll on bedtime!Here, in one little book, is everything you need to know to make your day-to-day life as a parent easier. Based on in-depth interviews with child psychologist Dr Bonamy Oliver (UCL), it gives you techniques, tactics, tips and tricks that research shows actually work.The clear, practical, punchy advice tells you exactly how to deal with your child''s unwanted behaviours and shifts the dynamic of your relationship so your child not only co-operates but wants to co-operate in the first place. Finally, it will feel like you are on the same team!And that way, not only will your life be easier, but you''ll be able to enjoy your child''s company a whole lot more!

Highly commended in the Teach Early Years Awards 2022An ingenious and entertaining picture book to entice your little fussy eater to look beyond ''beige'' and explore a whole new colourful world of food! Mummy''s in a bad mood. She''s fed up of food like chicken nuggets, pasta, chips, cereal and crisps. Then she has an idea! She''s going to take her children to the supermarket to play a game. On Monday she tells them to choose three RED foods, on Tuesday three YELLOW foods, on Wednesday three GREEN foods... Look at all the foods there are to choose from!Which three foods would YOU choose? And how would YOU eat them?This cleverly concocted picture book features deliciously illustrated pages of red, yellow, green, orange and purple foods for your child to choose from. Enjoy the story together and then take your child to the supermarket to play the game in real life! Recommended by paediatric dietitians to help with fussy eating, it''s a fun and effective way to coax your child out of their comfort zone and encourage them to go for something new and different.From Claire Potter, the best-selling author of Getting the Little Blighters to Eat, and with gorgeous illustrations from Ailie Busby.

Highly commended in the Teach Early Years Awards 2022An ingenious and entertaining picture book to entice your little fussy eater to look beyond ''beige'' and explore a whole new colourful world of food! Mummy''s in a bad mood. She''s fed up of food like chicken nuggets, pasta, chips, cereal and crisps. Then she has an idea! She''s going to take her children to the supermarket to play a game. On Monday she tells them to choose three RED foods, on Tuesday three YELLOW foods, on Wednesday three GREEN foods... Look at all the foods there are to choose from!Which three foods would YOU choose? And how would YOU eat them?This cleverly concocted picture book features deliciously illustrated pages of red, yellow, green, orange and purple foods for your child to choose from. Enjoy the story together and then take your child to the supermarket to play the game in real life! Recommended by paediatric dietitians to help with fussy eating, it''s a fun and effective way to coax your child out of their comfort zone and encourage them to go for something new and different.From Claire Potter, the best-selling author of Getting the Little Blighters to Eat, and with gorgeous illustrations from Ailie Busby.

Highly commended in the Teach Early Years Awards 2022An ingenious and entertaining picture book to entice your little fussy eater to look beyond 'beige' and explore a whole new colourful world of food! Mummy's in a bad mood. She's fed up of food like chicken nuggets, pasta, chips, cereal and crisps. Then she has an idea! She's going to take her children to the supermarket to play a game. On Monday she tells them to choose three RED foods, on Tuesday three YELLOW foods, on Wednesday three GREEN foods... Look at all the foods there are to choose from!Which three foods would YOU choose? And how would YOU eat them?This cleverly concocted picture book features deliciously illustrated pages of red, yellow, green, orange and purple foods for your child to choose from. Enjoy the story together and then take your child to the supermarket to play the game in real life! Recommended by paediatric dietitians to help with fussy eating, it's a fun and effective way to coax your child out of their comfort zone and encourage them to go for something new and different.From Claire Potter, the best-selling author of Getting the Little Blighters to Eat, and with gorgeous illustrations from Ailie Busby.

A pocket-size book of tips, techniques and ideas to prevent, cure and conquer fussy eating.Does your child decide they don''t like a food before they''ve even tried it? Do they say ''Yuk'' to foods they used to eat happily? Would they live off chips and ice-cream and never touch a vegetable again if given the chance? Are mealtimes driving you nuts?It''s easy to think that children are naturally just fussy eaters. Yet, without realizing it, we are actually creating many of the problems ourselves with the things we do and say to our children around food. The right thing to do isn''t always as obvious or as instinctive as you might think. Common habits like using pudding as a reward for eating the main course, or pestering them to eat their vegetables, actually encourage – not discourage – fussy eating!This little book tells you how to start again. It won''t give you complicated child-friendly recipes or clever ways to sneak vegetables into meals – just easy-to-follow, easy-to-remember rules to help re-programme your child intoa happy, healthy, adventurous eater.Recommended by a leading NHS Specialist Paediatric Dietician.

An ingenious choosing book from Claire Potter, bestselling author of Which Food Will You Choose?, to create a calm and positive bedtime routine. Mummy's fed up with chasing her children into the bath. She’s fed up with pestering them to take their pyjama bottoms off their heads. She’s fed up with scraping toothpaste off the ceiling. Then she has an idea! They’re going to bust their bedtime and make it an easy and enjoyable time of the day for everyone. Find out how they do it and follow them to bed – having lot of fun choosing things along the way!Would you choose to have a bath in melted chocolate – or with a mermaid?Would you choose pyjamas that glow in the dark – or ones that make you invisible?Would you choose a bed made of jelly – or one that tips you out in the morning?Enjoy the story and then use the same strategy, recommended by child psychologists, to build a smooth, stress-free bedtime routine that your little ones will look forward to!Features gorgeous illustrations from Ailie Busby and notes for parents and carers at the back of the book on how to implement this bedtime strategy effectively.

An ingenious choosing book from Claire Potter, bestselling author of Which Food Will You Choose?, to create a calm and positive bedtime routine. Mummy's fed up with chasing her children into the bath. She's fed up with pestering them to take their pyjama bottoms off their heads. She's fed up with scraping toothpaste off the ceiling. Then she has an idea! They're going to bust their bedtime and make it an easy and enjoyable time of the day for everyone. Find out how they do it and follow them to bed – having lot of fun choosing things along the way!Would you choose to have a bath in melted chocolate – or with a mermaid?Would you choose pyjamas that glow in the dark – or ones that make you invisible?Would you choose a bed made of jelly – or one that tips you out in the morning?Enjoy the story and then use the same strategy, recommended by child psychologists, to build a smooth, stress-free bedtime routine that your little ones will look forward to!Features gorgeous illustrations from Ailie Busby and notes for parents and carers at the back of the book on how to implement this bedtime strategy effectively.

An ingenious choosing book from Claire Potter, bestselling author of Which Food Will You Choose?, to create a calm and positive bedtime routine. Mummy's fed up with chasing her children into the bath. She's fed up with pestering them to take their pyjama bottoms off their heads. She's fed up with scraping toothpaste off the ceiling. Then she has an idea! They're going to bust their bedtime and make it an easy and enjoyable time of the day for everyone. Find out how they do it and follow them to bed – having lot of fun choosing things along the way!Would you choose to have a bath in melted chocolate – or with a mermaid?Would you choose pyjamas that glow in the dark – or ones that make you invisible?Would you choose a bed made of jelly – or one that tips you out in the morning?Enjoy the story and then use the same strategy, recommended by child psychologists, to build a smooth, stress-free bedtime routine that your little ones will look forward to!Features gorgeous illustrations from Ailie Busby and notes for parents and carers at the back of the book on how to implement this bedtime strategy effectively.