I selected Dad’s Playbook by Tom Limbert because it seemed like the kind of parenting book my husband might actually read. Limbert’s premise is that dads, like coaches, mentor, discipline,…
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The idea behind Lenore Skenazy’s book, Free-Range Kids, is to help parents see some risks are worth it. My three favorite “commandment” to raising safe, self-reliant children without going nuts…
Looking to raise safe, self-reliant children without going nuts with worry? Then, this is the book for you. When her son was ten years old, Lenore Skenazy let him ride…
Now that my older daughter is ten, it’s harder and harder to get her to play outside. If I can lure her into the backyard with an idea, then she’ll…
I think one of the hardest parts of parenting daughters is encouraging them down career paths they are passionate about all the while knowing they’ll face tough choices when it…
This March, in honor of Woman’s History month, I decided to blog about Alpha Girls: Understanding the New American Girl and How She Is Changing the World by Dan Kindlon. …
As hard as the first year of parenting is, I remember reminiscing about sleepless nights with a newborn when my daughters turned into toddlers. There was no rest for the…
I needed Naptime Is the New Happy Hour by Stephanie Wilder-Taylor ten years ago when my first daughter was born. Her book about all the “ways toddlers turn your life…
How’s your resolution coming along? If you’re at all like me, you may have had to remind yourself recently what your resolution even was. Not a good start. Still, as…
Before you resolve to become a better parent this New Year, read on. According to How to Lose Your Mind in No Time by Hanaan Rosenthal, the best approach to…
Since secular individuals do not believe in Divinity or Its intervention to make sense of the world, they are “faced with the job of creating meaningful lives” for themselves, explains…
In October 2010, I blogged about Wendy Mogel’s The Blessings of a B Minus, which is a book largely based on Jewish teachings. Then, in December of 2010, I featured…
