What I’m Reading: Your One-Year-Old

I’m reading every parenting book ever written on an obsessive quest to find helpful nuggets and insights to include in my first BabyShrink book. Those of you who know me know that I think much of what’s available these days is garbage. Junk. Not practical. Not worth the money. But once in awhile, I find more »

The Quotable Parent: The Fabulous Fraiberg (#1)

Selma Fraiberg wrote this classic on early childhood fifty years ago. My own thinking is based largely on her work, and I literally sleep with this on my bedside table for parenting comfort after a hard day with the kids. One of the problems with parenting advice today is that it’s a “one size fits more »

How to Talk to Kids: A Great Book

Our 6-year-old is in the throes of a really anxious phase. He often needs to be reassured about where we are, even if we’re all just in the house. He’s afraid to go to sleep at night. And he’s terrified of “ET”, a classic we allowed the babysitter to show the kids one night. You’d more »

Great Books for Kids

Here are some of my favorites, if you need last-minute gift ideas for young kids, ages 4-8: Stoo Hample’s The Silly Book, published by Candlewick. This classic holds it’s own. My kids recite these ridiculously funny lines in the car, at home, and make BabyShrink’s Biggest Fan very proud in the process; she’s the one more »

My Favorite Book for the Baby in Your Life

Books are one of my favorite gifts, for any age. But I learned from BabyShrink’s Biggest Fan that it’s no good to give a book without thoroughly reading it first, to make sure it’s just right for the intended recipient. My mother sits for hours in bookstores, pouring through childrens’ books, and has come up more »

BabyShrink’s Book Bag; My New List of Faves! Part Two: Hilarious Mom and Dad Authors

The BabyShrink Book Bag: Current Faves