“Camp directors tell me that managing “childsickness” – parents’ longing for their absent camper – is becoming a bigger problem for them than dealing with homesickness,” Thompson writes in Homesick…
This month I’m featuring Homesick and Happy by Michael Thompson in honor of my older daughter attending sleep-away camp for the first time. With helicopter parents becoming more and more prevalent,…
Tony Wagner, author of Creating Innovators, is upfront about how his book wasn’t intended to offer parents advice; rather, he hoped by focusing on a couple of key questions, such…
Innovation comes in many forms, according to Tony Wagner, author of Creating Innovators. Therefore, in his latest book he attempts to give parents a peek into a variety of twenty-something…
Despite growing globalization, parenting techniques around the world continue to vary widely. In How Eskimos Keep Their Babies Warm by Mei-Ling Hopgood, she blends research, interviews, and personal experiences to…
Every May, I like to feature titles specifically with mothers in mind. Some previous titles highlighted at Parenting by the Book include The Balanced Mom by Bria Simpson, Battle Hymn…
I was looking for a modern guide to teaching children good manners so I decided to read Elbows Off the Table, Napkin in the Lap, No Video Games During Dinner…
In many ways, our modern age has become more casual than ever. People wear jeans to church. Kids greet adults by their first names. And meals often consist of fast-food,…
Since I have two daughters, I asked Lindsay Horne, a veteran middle school history teacher and mother to two young boys, to write this month's second blog post on Masterminds…
Admittedly, as a mother of two daughters, I don’t read a lot of books about boys. However, two of my favorite titles, Real Boys by William Pollack, and The Courage…
