Super Male Nanny

Author: Hironobu Harasaka
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Publish Date: 2004-07-01
Features: Chapter 1 – Education – Tips for Parents Struggling with Child Rearing
1. Effective Language to Make Children Obey
2. How to Get Children to Neatly Put Away Their Shoes
3. The Ultimate Trick to Teach Children to Put on Shorts and Pants Themselves
4. How to Refuse a Child’s Request to Buy Something
5. How to Boost a Child’s Motivation
6. Praise That Makes Children Even Happier – The Ultimate Trick
7. Using Words to Stop a Child from Crossing the Street at an Intersection
8. Reconciling Fighting Children (Toddlers)
9. The Trick to Make a Child Stop When an Adult Asks
10. How to Make Up for Over-Criticizing a Child
11. Teaching a Lying Child to Be Honest
12. Making a Pushy Child Wait in Line
13. Getting a Child to Drink Milk Despite Disliking It
14. Teaching Children to Wash Their Hands Happily
Chapter 2 – Parent-Child Interaction – Tricks to Arrange the Best Parent-Child Time
15. Tricks to Make Infants and Toddlers Laugh
16. A Line Drawing Book That Brings Children Endless Joy
17. The Fun Game of "Hundred Poems Reversed by Monks"
18. Letting Children Experience Breaking a Wooden Board with Bare Hands
19. How to Handle a Child’s Questions About Station Names on a Train
20. Making a Clear-Viewing Mask Without Holes
21. Playing an Interesting Hide-and-Seek in a 1-Tsubo Space
22. Letting Children Play Real Bowling
23. The "Fukisaku" Game That Brings Great Satisfaction to Children
24. Simple Ways to Play "Fukisaku"
25. Teaching Young Children to Clap Difficult Rhythms
26. Helping One- and Two-Year-Olds Jump
27. Building Confidence in Children Who Lack Confidence in Drawing
28. The Trick to Keep Children Jumping Nonstop While Jump-Roping
Chapter 3 – Daily Life
Chapter 4 – Group Childcare
Afterword
This society is currently full of various tricks. I serve as the representative of the Male Childcare Providers’ Association. Last year, the association hosted a lecture titled "30 Tricks for Childcare and Parenting." The tricks I introduced at that time were summarized from 20 years of experience as a childcare provider and 13 years of parenting. Although the lecture received limited promotion, it was surprisingly well-attended. Not only teachers from childcare centers and kindergartens but also many parents came. The venue was packed with over 200 people. This situation shows that the daily work of childcare and parenting is indeed full of challenges, and many people struggle with them.
Afterward, these tricks were serialized in newspapers every day. The feedback from attendees of the lecture and readers of the newspaper exceeded my expectations. Many people urged, "We must publish a book!" So, based on the original tricks, I added some new ones, bringing the total to 51, and compiled this book. These experiences have been tested on children in childcare centers, my acquaintances’ children, and my own children, with clear results. I encourage everyone to try them. If this book can provide even a small amount of help to young parents and teachers in childcare centers and kindergartens who are busy with daily childcare, I will feel deeply blessed.