Time to Parent

The bestselling organizational guru takes on the ultimate time-management project: parenting. Her realistic, achievable methods will help you savor your time with the kids and on your own

Parents have struggled with the time equation for generations. In the age of extracurriculars, calendar alerts, and smart phones, the question of how to give your kids undivided attention--and still take care of yourself--looms larger than ever. Time to Parent is a take-you-by-the hand manual that shifts the goal from "having it all" to getting it right in that moment.

Morgenstern offers parents: proven strategies for prioritizing what really matters to your family; organizational skills to get the basics--food, clothing, health--in place and out of mind; relief from "this is forever" thinking with ways to divide the parenting years into manageable stages; and realistic, research-backed guidelines for what quality time really looks like.