Alpha Mom Parenting Book Club: Far From the Tree
by Chris Jordan
You know the old adage, the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree? Well, sometimes it does. Andrew Solomon explores in his new book what happens in families when the apple doesn’t just fall from the tree, it rolls far, far away.
LICE: Striking Fear Into the Heart of Every Parent
by Chris Jordan
That’s it. There is nothing to do but shave our heads and burn down the house.
Lance Armstrong and the Legacy of Lying
by Chris Jordan
Have you talked with your children about Lance Armstrong’s story? What did you tell them? How can we make our children realize that lying is wrong when they see people whom they admire lying?
Vote For Our February Parenting Book Club Pick
by Chris Jordan
It’s time to vote for our February parenting book club selection. I hope a lot of you made it your New Year resolution to read more and will be joining us.
Alpha Mom Book Club: NurtureShock… A New Way to Think About Children, or Not?
by Chris Jordan
I was excited that this was the book chosen for this month’s book club selection. in the introduction the book promises to shock parents and to turn all of our long held assumptions about parenting on their head. I was ready, highlighter in hand to learn something new and revolutionary, have new tools to bring to my parenting game. That just didn’t happen.
26 Acts of Kindness
by Chris Jordan
I began to tell my children about all the good things that happen. All the people who are good that far out number the bad. Often we don’t recognize or acknowledge these things. We do good quietly. But, doing good is contagious. I learned that from Ann Curry’s #26Acts of Kindness movement.









