Nearly 81.5 million Americans have thought about adopting a child. If just one in 500 of these adults adopted, every waiting child in foster care would have a permanent family.…
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“We all make mistakes, but we need to learn from them and move on,” argue Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman. “You can own a mistake, or the mistake will own…
When I learned that Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman had written a second book together I couldn’t wait to read it. These authors penned one of my favorite parenting books…
RFM Reads the Parenting Books So You Don’t Have To I’ve been turning to books for answers my whole life. In elementary school, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret…
Your child’s “best chance for a happy adulthood lies in discovering and nurturing their strengths, cultivating flexibility in the face of obstacles, and developing the tools to forge lasting relationships,”…
Want to enjoy your family more by doing less? Me, too. That’s why this month I’m featuring Minimalist Parenting by Christine Koh and Asha Dornfest. While I’ve spotlighted other books…
Still searching for the perfect Father’s Day present? Check out Dad’s Playbook by Tom Limbert. It’s loaded with inspiring quotes by coaches, guaranteed to offer dads a variety of ways…
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,…
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…