Parents are busier than ever. Most tell me they are too busy to read. Tom Limbert’s latest book, What They Won’t Tell You About Parenting, is the perfect antidote. …
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As an English professor for the Virginia Community College System, I deal with the issues confronting higher education on a daily basis. However, having a daughter in eighth grade…
Need help guiding your girl into a grownup? Untangled by Lisa Damour argues there are predictable patterns when it comes to our daughters’ development. She believes, “Life with your…
Trying to have a great career, marriage, and family? I selected Getting to 50/50: How Working Parents Can Have It All by Sharon Meers and Joanna Strober to see if…
“Why did parenting change from preparing our kids for life to protecting them from life?” Julie Lythcott-Haims asks in her book, How to Raise an Adult: Break Free from the…
This November, parents across the country will be sitting down at conferences to discuss children’s strengths and weaknesses; therefore, as a teacher of twenty-three years, I decided to feature…
Reviewed by Margaret Thompson “Best day EVER!” That’s just what a working mom likes to hear when she takes her kids to work with her on a summer day.…
Need a guide to help you nurture young writers in your house? The Write Start by Jennifer Hallissy, a pediatric occupational therapist, is a wonderful resource, which offers parents not only an…
Got a fourth grader? Here’s a great title to read in conjunction with the ‘Every Kid in a Park’ initiative, which gives families with fourth graders free access to national parks,…
“These are amazing days when you can videoconference Grandma in a different country in real time. But if you don’t minimize and monitor screens in your child’s life, when…
In this month’s Parenting by the Book featured title, Smart Parenting for Smart Kids by Eileen Kennedy-Moore and Mark S. Lowenthal, the authors argue that a narrow view of…
How do you work, love, and play when you don’t have the time? In Overwhelmed by Brigid Schulte, she offers parents insights into how to find more leisure time…