I’m recently back from giving a workshop and keynote for the Walla Walla Early Learning Coalition. I loved sharing my ideas for how the business community can create far better support for new parents. And I loved giving childcare providers and teachers a simple way of interacting with kids that builds sincere self-confidence. Today I […]
“It’s Sunday, May 13,” my husband said. “Happy Mother’s Day!” Actually, it was May 12 here in Seattle, but May 13 where he was: Base Camp on Mount Everest. So today, instead of smiling to morning whispers between him and our daughter about making me breakfast in bed, I was woken up at 6:54 a.m. by our daughter poking […]
My book is out in paperback today! Excited, I popped out of bed and asked my husband to snap these photos, without even doing my hair. How’s that for overcoming perfectionism! The paperback is a smaller, text-only version of Zero to Five: 70 Essential Parenting Tips Based on Science (and What I’ve Learned So Far). […]
What’s one word you would use to describe this year? Before you read on, take a few minutes to let your mind wander over the past year. What events make their way into your thoughts? It’s natural, this time of year, to start looking ahead to goals for the next. But before you do, look back. Reminds […]
“Excuse me, are you married?” a woman sitting nearby asked me at a restaurant last week. “Yes,” I said. She looked shocked. “How do you two have so much to talk about?” She’d been silent the entire meal, I’d noticed; now I registered that the man sitting next to her was her husband. It wasn’t […]
Instead of an impersonal deal on Cyber Monday, how about a book signed with love? That’s my offer for you today: a SIGNED copy of Zero to Five. This hardcover coffee-table book would be a nice Christmas present, for yourself or a friend. Or a beautiful baby shower gift. Or, if you work with families professionally, a […]
Good news! Zero to Five sold out. All 30,000 copies have been flung out into the world. I’ve really loved hearing back about where they’ve landed and what good they’ve done. Great news: The second printing of Zero to Five just rolled off the presses! And it’s even better. (Read on for a discount–this week only.) As you may or may not know, my daughter […]
Ever made a New Year’s resolution that didn’t stick? Consider this: Sometimes we think we want something. But we don’t realize we have a conflicting need that overrides it. Before I wrote Zero to Five: 70 Essential Parenting Tips Based on Science, for example, you would not find me speaking in public. No sirree. You would rarely even find […]
One day, Maya and I pretended we took an airplane to the moon. We were camping. We were pretending. What did you see? A scary person. He looked like a monster. So I sat back down in my seat. Did you see anything when you looked out your window? Outer space! It was nighttime. The sky […]
What are you grateful for this holiday season? Family, friends, health, life? Think smaller. Like about this very moment. Right now, in this moment, might you be grateful that your shirt feels smooth instead of scratchy against your skin? Or that your home is warm? Or that your mom still makes green-bean casserole for dinner? If you notice and […]