Of Meltdowns and Muffins: A Review of How Toddlers Thrive
It’s tough being a toddler — and a parent of one. Dr. Tovah Klein has a different approach for understanding and helping toddlers develop and succeed.
Book Club
In Defense of Caillou (and All Whiny, Clingy Toddlers Everywhere)
Maybe most parents are judging Calliou a little too harshly. Is Calliou a misunderstood toddler? A new book makes me question my assumptions about toddlers.
My Beauty “Experiment”: Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, Who Has the Grayest Hair of All?
My review of Phoebe Baker Hyde’s The Beauty Experiment also includes my own “experiment” in eliminating a beauty crutch.
Challenging the Good Mother Myth With Each Mom’s Story
This month’s selection for The Brilliant Book Club is The Good Mother Myth, edited by Avital Nathman. Can we learn to redefine motherhood to fit reality?
A Lady in France and the Magic of Memoir
My review of A Lady in France by Jennie Goutet. Have you come to love memoirs as much as I do?
Can We Ever Let Go of Our Childhoods? A Review of “Mother Daughter Me”
My review of Mother Daughter Me, a memoir by Katie Hafner about family love, the past, and healing.