Susan Newman - Little Things Long Remembered: Making Your Children Feel Special Every Day

Praise for Little Things Long Remembered

Little Things promisesand deliversa treasure chest of ideas to build cherished memories and strong family connections. Keep this book close by. Judy Blume

Newmans tips for making grand family memories are so easy to implement that every parent will want to grab a few to try right away. Integral to each little thing is the warmth and love we want our kids to take away with them from their too-swiftly-over growing up years. Susan K. Perry, PhD, author of Playing Smart, Kylies Heel, and a blogger for Psychology Today

Skip the elaborate birthday party with a petting zoo or laser tag. If you really want to show your kids that you love them, read Little Things Long Remembered. Susan Newman lists lots of little things that make your kids feel special every day of the year. Jen Singer, author of Youre a Good Mom (and Your Kids Arent So Bad Either)

Heres a book that gets it: We may not have time to create elaborate meals or do-it-yourself projects, but we want our kids to look back on a childhood sparkling with memories, including some imperfect ones. If you need a nudge to help you start creating them, this is the book for younudge, nudge. Lenore Skenazy, author of the book and blog Free-Range Kids

Whatever your age or stage in life or your family configuration, this new edition of Little Things Long Remembered will help you create wonderful memories for every generation. It brims with fresh, uncomplicated suggestions for whatever available time you havefrom a few minutes to a few weekend hours. Newman puts family first in ways that are both inspiring and gratifying. Susan Ginsberg, Publisher & Editor, Work & Family Life

Dr. Newman has updated strategies for parents to connect with their kids that incorporate new technologies for the 21st century, while never losing sight of those timeless non-technological ways that parents can engender memories and valuable experiences. This is not a book that parents should read once and put away; Dr. Newman has created a book that should be on every parents nightstand to be opened many times a week as parents cultivate the bond between parent and child. Peter L. Stavinoha, Director of Neuropsychology at Childrens Medical Center of Dallas

Children need to feel that they are cherished, that they matter to us, that they sweeten our lives. Susan Newman gives parents a goldmine of wise and easily accessible ways to create a close, connected childhood, full of rituals that shape enduring childhood memories and reinforce the primacy of family closeness. Catherine Steiner-Adair, EdD, author of The Big Disconnect: Protecting Childhood and Family Relationships in the Digital Age

For todays busy parents, this is a treasure trove of ways to engage children, build close family bonds, and ensure special memories for years to come. Marilyn Price-Mitchell, PhD, developmental psychologist and founder, National ParentNet Association

Little Things Long Remembered is full of simple ideas for making ordinary days (and holidays we grown-ups sometimes rush through) fun, surprising, and memorable for children. Parents often worry how to prepare children for an uncertain future, but Susan Newman reminds us that its the presentand the bond we build with our kids each daythat really matters. Carlin Flora, journalist and author of Friendfluence: The Surprising Ways Friends Makes Us Who We Are

This wonderful book warms parents hearts and offers them timeless, easy-to-deliver, valuable advice for building a loving connection with their children. Jeffrey Bernstein, PhD, author of 10 Days to a Less Defiant Child

Psychologist Susan Newman once again showcases her creativity and keen eye for family life in Little Things Long Remembered. She reminds us that trust is best forged in small, everyday exchanges with children. Here is a wealth of simple, doable ideassome barely a sentence longfor bettering adult/child relationships, one special moment at a time. This is a book anyone who spends time with a child will want to keep handy. Melinda Blau, author (with the late Tracy Hogg) of Family Whispering: The Baby Whisperers Commonsense Strategies for Communicating and Connecting with the People You Love and Making Your Whole Family Stronger

Little Things
Long Remembered

Making Your Children Feel Special Every Day

Susan Newman, PhD

A previous edition of this book was published by
Random House/Crown.

Little Things Long Remembered
Copyright 1993, 2014 Susan Newman, PhD
New Edition published by
Iron Gate Press

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except for brief quotations in critical articles or reviews.

Publishers Cataloging-In-Publication Data
(Prepared by The Donohue Group, Inc.)

Newman, Susan.
Little things long remembered: making your children feel special every day /
Susan Newman, PhD. -- New edition.

pages : illustrations ; cm

First edition: New York: Crown Publishers, c1993.
500+ sure-fire, stellar ways--Cover.
Issued also as an ebook.
ISBN: 978-0-9914660-0-9

1. Parenting--Miscellanea. 2. Child rearing--Miscellanea. 3. Parent and child--Miscellanea. I. Title.

HQ755.8 .N53 2014
649/.1

Editorial Production: Janet Spencer King, www.bookdevelopmentgroup.com Cover/Interior Design: LMW Design Studio, www.lmwdesign.com

This book may be purchased for groups or promotional use. Contact the author via her website: www.susannewmanphd.com

Printed in the United States of America for Worldwide Distribution
ISBN: 978-0-9914660-0-9
ISBN e-book: 978-0-9914660-1-6

Other Books by Susan Newman

The Case for the Only Child: Your Essential Guide

Under One Roof Again:
All Grown Up and (Re)learning to Live Together Happily

The Book of NO: 250 Ways to Say Itand Mean It and Stop People-Pleasing Forever

Nobodys Baby Now: Reinventing Your Adult Relationship with Your Mother and Father

Parenting an Only Child: The Joys and Challenges of Raising Your One and Only

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Making Your Children Feel Special Every Day (First Edition)

Little Things Mean a Lot: Creating Happy Memories with Your Grandchildren

Little Things Shared: Lasting Connections Between Family & Friends

Getting Your Child into College: What Parents Must Know

Lets Always Promises to Make Love Last

Dont Be S.A.D.:
A Teenage Guide to Stress, Anxiety & Depression

It Wont Happen to Me:
True Stories of Teen Alcohol and Drug Abuse

You Can Say No to a Drink or a Drug:
What Every Kid Should Know

Never Say Yes to a Stranger:
What Your Child Must Know to Stay Safe

Memorable Birthdays: Now a Guide, Later a Gift

To all the children and parents
who shared their
meaningful and special
little things with me.