Happy ChaosFrom Punky to parenting, Soleil Moon Frye shares insightful, realistic, in-the-trenches parenting advice, inspiration, and fun. Enthusiastic, spunky, and positive, Punky Brewster was the quintessential eighties kid. Nearly thirty years later, Soleil Moon Frye-the adorable girl who played her on TV-is all grown up. Now she's a married mom of two, an entrepreneur who parlayed her successful kids' clothing line into a partnership with Target, and a social media whiz with millions of followers. Many of the same girls who watched Soleil on television are now grown up with children of their own, too, and they look to her as a go-to source for realistic, in-the-trenches parenting advice, inspiration, and fun. Happy Chaos invites those women into Soleil's world, and makes them revel in the chaos of their own lives, too. Soleil believes that "happy chaos" is the sign of a family operating at its best-when parents accept that they'll make mistakes, that there will be messes, tears and skinned knees. She learned to love a jumbled life during her own childhood, when her own mom created an atmosphere that was thoroughly unconventional. Their house in Los Angeles was a haven for many young stars of Soleil's generation, often far from home and looking for a safe place to hang out. In this book, she shows how her happy but chaotic childhood informed her parenting: Each chapter begins with a telling reminiscence before moving into insightful advice and fun stories about life with her husband and two adorable daughters. |
Contents
1 | |
Ya Never Know | |
NotSoTraditional Traditions | |
Perfectly Imperfect | |
You Marry One You Marry the Tribe | |
Please Sir May I Have Another? | |
OvertheShoulder Boulder Holder | |
Jake Ryan Where Are You? | |
Girl Time | |
The MuchNeeded Family Vacation | |
Embarrassing Moments | |
Sticks and Stones | |
The Dash Between | |
Please and Thank | |
Trusting My Gut and Not the One I Came Home with After the Baby | |
Expect the Unexpected | |
Whats Yours Is Mine | |
Dont Speak to Me Like That | |
Eating Dessert First | |
Whats in a Name? | |
Happy Birthday | |
Yes Michael Jackson Was My Babysitter | |
What I Learned from Punky | |
Too Scared to Scream | |
Lets Play the Quiet GameYou Know the One Where No One Speaks | |
First Comes Love | |
The Mack Truck Moment | |
Be My Baby | |
Rated | |
Crushes | |
Wild Child | |
It Takes Time to Save the World | |
Welcome Back Virgil Frye | |
Dont Stop Makebelieving | |
Growing Pains | |
To All You Dads out There | |
Mix Tape | |
Press Pause | |
Other editions - View all
Happy Chaos: From Punky to Parenting and My Perfectly Imperfect Adventures ... Soleil Moon Frye No preview available - 2011 |
Common terms and phrases
adventure Alzheimer's amazing Andy Gibb awesome baby beautiful believe Benny Hinn best friend birthday brother child clothes crazy dance Danny Danny Masterson daughter diaper everything eyes favorite feel granny panties Hannah Montana happen Happy Chaos heart hospital House of Pain husband important incredible incredibly inspired Jagger Jason Joey Lawrence Johnny Depp Justin Pierce kids kind knew laugh learned listen little girl lives look Mark Wahlberg Meeno Melissa Joan Hart memories moments Mommy moms mother movie Nicole A.G. night okay parents party pick play Poet Punky Brewster Question realized remember share sibling sitting smile Soleil Soleil Moon Frye sometimes song sure talk teenager tell thank there's things thought told Tori totally trip truly turned Virgil Frye walked watch weeks wonderful