Alpha Mom Book Club: All Joy and No Fun
We discuss the NY Times Bestselling parenting book, “All Joy and No Fun: the Paradox of Modern Motherhood.” Join us!
We discuss the NY Times Bestselling parenting book, “All Joy and No Fun: the Paradox of Modern Motherhood.” Join us!
On route to our first family vacation, we survived taxis and airports and transfers. But nothing prepared us for the wall-hitting boredom of the…customs line.
Surprise! You’re six months pregnant. Now what? Good news ahead. Creating a Baby Registry is quick and easy. Follow our been-there-done-that short-cuts to build your own.
Having said that, there is no magic formula for parenting kids (wouldn’t THAT be nice!), but I think that this book has helped me realize some areas where I can improve, especially when it comes to the way that I communicate with my children. I feel like this book gave me ideas to make things better. It is easy to get “stuck” in one way of doing something and not be able to see your way out of it, even when you know it isn’t the best way. How many of us have had the horrified realization of hearing our own parents’ voices coming out of our mouths?
Is this popular book title on your daughter’s Holiday Wish List? Well, let us tell you if it’s a purchase you should or should not consider.
For some reason, most young children like to start their day at the break of dawn. Thankfully for us weary parents, there are some great clocks on the market, designed to help teach your kids to stay in their rooms until an acceptable wake-up hour.
Because at some point, you need to leave the house. How to continue potty training while you’re away from home. (Hint: DON’T FORGET A TOWEL.)
We are sharing some of our favorite lunch boxes for your kids to take to school.
For those who are attached to their children.
Looking to make your bathroom more child-friendly? We test out some bath spout safety guards and a faucet extender for you.
Choreganizers are a way to organize chores for your kids and reward them once they complete the tasks. We’ve done a Family Experiment to see if it works for us.
Have you been putting off creating a baby album? Here’s how to put one together quickly.
I must buy too many things online, because boy-o-boy do I receive an extraordinary amount of catalogs. Most wind up in the trash, but over the years I have discovered some good ones: like Brocade, Viva Terra and Land of Nod. My new fave is…
We surveyed our regular contributors about their favorite retail stores for Back-to-School clothes shopping. Here are our favorite retailers for kids’ clothing.
Every year the big-box retailers announce their lists of the top toys for the holiday season. You know, the ones on the “hot lists” that promise to make your kids the happiest on the planet. Do they deserve those honors? Are those toys worth the money? We take a look at some toys found on many of the 2013 lists.
Finally an online tool that provides parents and professionals affordable and immediate access to the resources they need to begin working with child on the autism spectrum.
We put three toddler backpacks to the test to see which was the best quality, the most for your money and of course, the cutest.
Since puzzles are supposed to be great for developing math skills, I put my daughter through the ultimate test— completing four different beginner jigsaw puzzles.
A mom that is more comfortable with ice hockey than the stage needs hair and makeup advice on helping her daughter get ready for her first big dance recital.
Having spent a few years now watching and participating in the evolution and growth of the parenting social media world, I am making a prediction now. What do you think?