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.