Fussbusters on the go
Subtitle: strategies and games for stress-free outings, errands, and vacations with your preschooler
By: Carol Baicker-McKee
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Peachtree Publishers
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Atlanta
Language: eng
Number of pages: 265
ISBN-13: 9781561452637
Subjects: Family recreation; Preschool children; Recreation
Table of contents: title: Un-Erring Those Errands; title: Make Like a Boy Scout and Venture Out Prepared; title: Grocery Store Games: Shop 'N' Play; title: Shopping Stickum: Stay Together Strategies; title: Shopping on the Incentive Plan: Enticements and Rewards; title: Shopper, May I? and Other Foot Un-Dragging Remedies; title: Speed Shopping Strategies: Whipping Through without Whining; title: "Look with Your Eyes, Not with Your Hands" and Other Entries in the Parents' Essential Shopping Phrasebook; title: It's Done with Mirrors: The Magic Trick of Distracting Kids in the Dressing Room; title: Can't You Hold It Until We Get Home? Visiting the Potty Wherever You Go; title: High Anxiety: Elevator/Escalator Issues; title: The Toy Store Tango: Tips for Those Difficult Shopping Experiences; title: The Ins and Outs of In and Out: Surviving a Series of Short Errands; title: Wait Gain; title: Just Seeing Half the Picture and Other Paper and Pencil Play; title: Blindfolded Auto Racing: More Paper and Pencil Games; title: Name That Clink! and Other Guessing Games; title: Penny Pile: Coined Games; title: Straw Votes: Things to Do with Stuff on the Table; title: Memorabilia: Recall for Fun; title: Penny School and Other Moving Waiting Games; title: Charades, Jr.: Figure-It-Out-While-You-Move Games; title: Mirror, Mirror in the Chair: Quiet Imitation Games; title: Bouncers and Ticklers Too; title: Reading Rooms: Marian Librarian to Go; title: Zoomers: Choreographed Movement; title: Whispering 101: Volume Control and Lipper Zippers; title: Butt Glue Sticks: Sit Still Strategies; title: Sign Language: How Your Child Can Tell You Important Things Like "I'm About to Pee My Pants!" without Making a Public Announcement; title: Church Mice and Putty-in-Your-Hand: Emergency Props; title: Surviving Doctors' Offices, Hairdressers, and Other Places Your Child Hates; title: Dry Runs: Dress Rehearsals and Instant Replays; title: Groomer-Soothers: Gentle Touches for Rough Times; title: Finger Creepers: Touchy-Feely Distractions; title: Puppet Pals: Friends-in-Need; title: Doctor, Doctor, I Declare! You Can See My Underwear; title: Sleepy Puppy and Other Pain Management Strategies; title: Pricker Presents: Lights at the End of the Tunnel and Other Coping Mechanisms; title: Sara's a Sandwich: Buck-Up Games; title: Open Why? Dentistry without Pain in the Buttinski; title: Introducing the Hair Fairy and Other Trim Tactics; title: No-Toy Joy: Finding Amusements at Great-Aunt Ethel's and Other No-Fun Places; title: Warning: I'm Packing! An Emergency Comfort Kit; title: Going on Outings without Going out of Your Mind; title: Stopping at the Expectation Station: Program Previews; title: Oh, the Places You'll Go! Best Bets with Young Kids; title: Red Shirting: Avoiding Those Embarrassing "Will the Parents of_____" Announcements; title: The Buddy System: Friends Make It Fun; title: We're Going Bear Hunting! Answers to "Why Did We Come Here?"; title: First Watch: Audience Dress Rehearsals and Other Viewing Readiness Tips; title: Fan-Tastic! Short Spectator Strategies; title: Hello, Uncle Beasley! Rituals and Traditions for Regular Stops; title: Buy Me Some Peanuts and Cracker Snacks! Eating, Eating Everywhere; title: Slide Rules and More Guidelines to Go; title: Uncrowding and Other Re-Comforts; title: Gestapo Tactics for Gift Shops: Keeping Your Sanity or at Least Your Credit Cards in Your Wallet; title: Don't You Hate It When the Kids in the Car Go Whine, Whine, Whine?; title: No Cows in the Front Seat and Other Important Rules of the Road; title: Safety Seat Savvy: Boosts for Booster Use; title: Wiggles for Squirm Worms: Ideas for When You're Driving Miss Energizer Bunny; title: Tales R Us: Stories to Go; title: Red Light Magic Spells and Love Bug Hugs: Driving Traditions; title: "This Is the Song That Never Ends" and More Drive-By Singing; title: Car Talk: It's More Than Chitchat with Click and Clack; title: Truth or Goof? and Who Said That?; title: Finger Fun: Staying out of the Devil's Workshop; title: Stirring and Stirring My Brew: Quickie Car Sillies; title: Pre-Boarding: Waiting Safely and Contentedly; title: Step Right Up! All Aboard and End of the Line Strategies; title: The Kids on the Bus Go ... With Luck, Not Out of Their Minds from Boredom; title: Houston, We Have Some Problems! and Maybe Some Solutions!; title: Getting There Can Be at Least 10 Percent of the Fun; title: Anticipation/Preparation: Planning for Peace and Prosperity; title: Packing for Pleasure: What to Remember Besides Underwear and Toothbrushes; title: Totes of Note: What to Carry On or Carry In; title: Journey-Wear: Outstanding Outfits and Puppy Tags; title: Ready to Roll: Good-Byes, Good Pees; title: and Good Luck!; title: Frustration Station Master: Surviving Airports and Other Departure Points; title: Food to Go: Keeping Tummies Happy with Fewer Stains, Cavities, or Ants; title: Sit-Able: Tips for Tushes and Tempers; title: Barf Baggage: Riding Out Motion Sickness; title: How to Say "No, We're Not There Yet!" without Clenching Your Teeth: Smile-Posts and Advent Clocks; title: My Silly Aunt Sally and Other Thinking Games; title: And May the Blue Cars Win! Looking Games; title: Glow Worms and Raindrop Races: Activities for Special Situations; title: Plane Speaking: Ears, Fears, Sneers, and Pee-ers; title: When You're Sentenced to Life on the Road; title: Home-Instead-ing: Creating Home-for-Now Comfort Wherever You Go; title: Flex Time: Schedule Adjustments and the Traveling Blues; title: Mark That Room! New Way Finders; title: Happy-Tizers: Meals Out Can Be In; title: Sort Of; title: Traveling Hygiene: Getting Clean with No More Tears (Than Usual); title: "I've Peed in Pennsylvania!" Flushing Away Traveling Potty Issues; title: "But I Can't Poop in Poughkeepsie!" Flushing Away Plumbing Clogs and Leaks; title: Accommodating Roommates and Other Sleeping Arrangement Solutions; title: Snuggy Buggy Rubbies and Humpty Dumpty Habit-Breakers: Settle Down Strategies to Go; title: Travels with Ted-Ted: Taking Care of Loveys and Other Valuables; title: Looking for the Wiggle Room: Where and How to Play When You're Away; title: Danger Ranger, Jr.: Safety Tips for Home-Away-from-Home Dangers; title: Because You Didn't Go All That Way Just to Listen to Incessant Whining, Did You?; title: Wee-Minders: The Rules of Pleasure; title: Look Out! Don't Fall in the Tourist Traps! Beware the Evil Have-Tos; title: "I Said 'Smile and Look Happy,' Dang Nabbit!" Surviving Photo Ops; title: Sooth-enirs: Comforting Memories to Take Away; title: It's All Relative: Getting Along When Getting Together; title: Cheap and Easy Smile-Finder List: Top Ten Ideas for Almost Anywhere; title: Hey! There's Nothing Here But Sand and Water! Sanding Down Rough Beach Issues; title: No-Scream Sunscreen: Almost; title: Happy Trails: Walking with Less Whining; title: The Prep Step: What to Do Before You Head to the Amusement Park; title: Looking for Wheeeee! The Psychology and Physics of Fun; title: Whistle While You Wait: Line Games; title: We Are Not Amused: Dealing with Problems; title: Minor Disaster Management; title: Separation Anxieties: Sticking Together Strategies and Emergency Responses; title: Cooler Heads Prevailing: Temperature Control Tactics; title: Tooth Fairy Finders and Other Tips for Special Occasion Problems; title: Pomp and Special Circumstances: Helping Your Child Manage Ceremonial Obligations; title: A Pox on Your Vacation: When Illness Strikes; title: Have the Sense to Get Out in the Rain! Weathering Bad Weather; title: Feel Betters: TLC after Sunburns, Bites, Stings, and Bleedies; title: Scared Tactics: How to Un-Frighten and Re-Encourage; title: Home Remedies for Homesickness: What to Do When Your Kid Feels Blue; title: The Best Disappointments in Life Aren't Free: Coping When Things Don't Turn Out as Expected.