Cool Mom Picks - Books for Adults

Sunday 01 November

They grow up so fast. Don't take bad pictures.

Forget the baby monitor or motorized swing, what I really could have used when my kids were little was photographer and dad Nick Kelsh's entertaining and smart new DVD, How to Photograph Your Baby, a companion to the book by the same name. ... [More]

Friday 23 October

Want your kids to love reading? You need to love reading to them.

Evidently reading to your kids is more than just reading to your kids. And seriously pedigreed educational consultant Diane W. Frankenstein explores her concept of "conversational reading" in her excellent resource, Reading Together: Everything You Need to Know to Raise a Child Who Loves to Read. ... [More]

Wednesday 07 October

What your best girlfriend would say, if she was a pediatrician

To say that I was a neurotic mess with my first baby would be an understatement; every sniffle and bruise had me wondering if I'd broken her. ... [More]

Friday 02 October

It's Not Me, It's You. Or wait, maybe it is me. A little.

We're already fans of the clever, caustic writing of author and fellow parenting blogger It's Not Me It's You book Stephanie Wilder-Taylor, so I figured I could give her newest book, It's Not Me, It's You, a good skim and craft a review. As it turns out, as each short chapter came to an end, I found myself saying, "okay...just one more." ... [More]

Thursday 24 September

You say it's your Birth Day

Birth Day When I was pregnant for the first time, I developed an unhealthy affinity for those birth documentaries that had previously repelled me. Something about growing a baby myself made me want to click over and immerse myself in the gory details.
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Sunday 13 September

Happy Grandparents Day!

Hooray for grandparents! They're our lifelines, our pinch hitters, our source of inspiration, and the needed yin to our "no, you can't have another cookie" yang. So in honor of Grandparents Day today, we thought we'd showcase some of our favorite affordable grandparents gifts; every one of these comes in under $20. ... [More]

Saturday 12 September

Teacher gifts: Better than buying the teacher a pony

Every year I tell my children's teachers thank you, and every year it feels inadequate. Often when I write notes to go with various teacher gifts, I write, You totally deserve a pony, but I thought this would make less of a mess. ... [More]

Monday 24 August

Cartoons for the thinking mama

Passion of the Hausfrau When I was in high school, an artist friend of mine and I wrote a graphic novel during biology class featuring the adventures of our teacher's prominent nose, thus beginning my love affair with random and edgy hilarity. ... [More]

Wednesday 19 August

The gift the kids will love to ruin

With the kids heading back to school, the birthday party circuit will be starting up again. If your kid is old enough to read, yu may understand my temptation to give other kids books rather than more toys. ... [More]

Thursday 13 August

Green: A great color for every baby

healthy child, healthy world There's so much advice for moms to wade through, and after being pregnant and told you can't eat spicy tuna rolls or a good brie for ten months, it would be easy to throw up your hands by the time you get around to choosing the safest fabric softener for all those onesies. ... [More]

Saturday 08 August

Excessively motivated parents, your owners manual has arrived

the perfect baby handbook After researching my proposal for my own parenting book (Ahem, Sleep Is for the Weak, shameless plug, shameless plug) I thought I'd read every baby handbook on earth. And, I admit it, I became really jaded and snooty about them. ... [More]