Here are my latest book reviews:

Geek Mom. Projects and essays for geeky parents: http://wp.me/p2yvgS-gQ

Goblin Secrets. Steampunk fantasy, mystery, with theater for kids: http://wp.me/p2yvgS-gN

The Scrapbook of Frankie Pratt. College & ( Read more... )

This is meant for parents of older children than I’ve yet recommended, but the information in it is both a valuable (if potentially painful) glimpse of possible futures and helpful for looking at any damaged family relationship.


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There have been a couple of books about parenting in other cultures recently that I just haven’t wanted to read. Just from the descriptions, I could tell both that the basic premise is “Americans are parenting wrong” (as if an entire nation could possibly all parent the same way) and that what they were advocating was a return to strict ( Read more... )

My good friend Dr. M. is on a Quest to get this book better known, specifically to get enough grassroots support behind it that the program it describes can be expanded to the Ann Arbor area.


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I am coming to think, second time around, that starting earlier with potty training might be better. This is based entirely on personal and circumstantial evidence - friends who started their kids young telling their stories with smiles versus friends (and myself) starting at the currently recommended age and having horror stories. Now that my ( Read more... )

I am discovering through my work duties that the nonfiction works of popular fiction authors often languish. This one looked too interesting to pass when it came up on my list of long unread books.


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Amused to be covering this book at the same time as my friends over at Name That Mama.


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