TOTEFISHING from the CANYON 

First off, do NOT say anything about the lapse in my posts. I have no excuse. Other than it's busy raising two teenagers, maintaining a...

CREATING INNOVATORS by Tony Wagner A must-read for all modern-day parents who hope to instill the qualities needed for their children to...

Enthusiastic Kids: 1 Controlling Perfectionist Mom: 0 Actually, that zero is probably just one in a million (as in Mom: 1,000,000) but...

I’m a woman at her best with a To Do list. I have itemized lists for my start-up’s success, the dream house remodel, Christmas presents...

I’ve seen my future. I’m a senile old woman who gets kicked out of the nursing home because I keep scaring the other elderly guests with...

Here’s a short story about the difference between boys and girls. At dinner last night, my husband told our two kids the story of Larry...

The inevitable occurred. I caught my daughter’s germs and I’ve been laid up in bed for 2 days. Now, I’m trying to launch a website in...

My Daughter: “Mom, of all the famous ladies alive now, who do you like the most? Me: “Oh, that’s hard to say.” My Daughter: “But if...

Okay. This time, I’ve really got it figured out. My sanity?! It’s all about the food. As a working mom, preparing & serving healthy...

Move over Malibu Barbie. HTML Barbie just bought some beach-front property and you’re getting evicted. The internet used to be limited...

"I would like morning-time better if was at the night" -- my (8) year old son

Confession Coffee Hour. During their two week Spring Break, my children did not visit one museum, complete any big art project or...

My son is 7 years old. He forgets that toilet paper shouldn’t be totally unrolled for fun. He forgets that tennis balls shouldn’t be...

I just read in the LA Times that: “[Adele has been] focusing her musical output on her baby son, Angelo." ‘I’ve been out of the loop,...

I’m tired of all the cheating. Harvard kids working their take-home exams (Reuters 2/2/13). Teachers hiring proxies to take their...

Lesson #1: Be a REALLY good citizen if for no other reason than your past WILL come back and haunt you. In the reality of the internet,...

I’ve been working my way down my To Do list of “Not raising Sucky Kids” tasks – and last night, the kids made dinner. And yes, it was a...

CHILDREN OF PARADISE: Successful Parenting for Prosperous Families by Lee Hausner Although this is officially "Out of Print," it's worth...

NURTURE SHOCK by Po Bronson & Ashley Merryman A series of easy-to-understand essays that serve as a hotlist on how to raise your kids. ...

WHAT'S GOING ON IN THERE? HOW THE BRAIN AND MIND DEVELOP IN THE FIRST FIVE YEARS OF LIFE by Dr. Lisa Elio This is not the book for the...