Big Kid
Summer Reading Book Recommendations From My Teens
A summer recommended book reading list from my teenagers; they love sci-fi, fantasy, coming-of-age teen drama, and (of course) manga.
Pregnancy
The Best Pregnancy Guidebooks
With so many titles and conflicting information out there, what’s a newly pregnant woman to do? Or buy?
Big Kid
How To Be A Cool Twilight Mom
Finally you and your tweens and teens have something to talk about. Learn how not to screw it up!
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Books for Fathers-to-Be
An expectant mom is in search of pregnancy and baby book recommendations for her husband. We’ve got some ideas but would love your opinions as well!
Big Kid
Summer Reading Recommendations for Tweens and Teens
Is there any better time than summer to dive into a good book or two (or ten)? I say no. Here’s what my teens are reading, and what I hope they’ll read.
Products & Services
Secret Agent Josephine’s Children’s Books
I am bursting with pride and happiness for our longtime contributor Brenda Ponnay, and the launch of her kids’ book series under her alter ego, Secret Agent Josephine.
Baby
Alpha Mom Book Club: NurtureShock… A New Way to Think About Children, or Not?
We discuss the science of parenting book, NurtureShock, which promises to turn all of our long held assumptions about parenting on their head.
Big Kid
How I Get My Reluctant Son to Read Books
I wasn’t an eager reader at 9 years old and neither is my son right now. So, here’s what I do.
Baby
The Alpha Mom Parenting Book Club
Want to read some new books about parenting and then discuss them with other parents? We are going to do just that!
Big Kid
Five Great Chapter Books to Read With Your Preteens
The hardest part of reading with preteens can be finding books you both enjoy. We’ve rounded up five of our favorites.
Big Kid
Books Boys Love
Get your boys reading this summer with our awesome list of Books Boys Love! (And we’re pretty sure girls will love it, too!)
Activities
How to Start A Kid’s Book Club
I’ve been researching how to start a book club for kids and would love to share what I’ve learned so you can start one of your own.
Products & Services
National Book Month: Best Online Resources for Finding Children’s Books
Some great blogs that review children’s books and literature. It’s not by any means exhaustive but it’s a great place to start and find more blogs in this field.
Holidays
Cat in the Hat Anniversary: I wanted this post to have 236 words. Oops.
At the time children’s literature was somewhat “boring” and “antiseptic”. The Cat In The Hat changed the way kids learned to read,
Food & Home
Best Shelves for Displaying Kids’ Books: Kids generally can judge a book by its cover.
The Burning Daylight Series remains on hiatus because I am frantically unpacking hundreds of boxes. This is fine because my children have managed to burn their very own daylight without instruction by creating an elaborate ‘Box Town‘ in our box filled living room. Which is…
Activities
Summer Reading Reading Log (Printable)
With summer in full swing, it’s time for the kids to get busy with summer reading. We’ve got some great resources and a fun printable for your child to keep track of her reading accomplishments.
Holidays
Five Great Children’s Books for National Reading Month
March is the month of National Reading and we have some book recommendations for your kids that we think you will love.
Products & Services
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!
Toddler
Alpha Mom Book Club: How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk
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?
Big Kid
13 Reasons Why: The Book, the Series, the Issues
Unsure about whether 13 Reasons Why on Netflix is okay for your teen? My teen and an educator help me break it down for parents who have concerns.