I Feel Sad When My Dad Lies to Me
“So Mom, do you want to play this game with me? You go first with the ‘I feel…’ part.” “Okay…,” said distracted me to my eight-year-old daughter, who had been wanting to play a game. “I feel like eating ice cream.” “I feel sad when my dad lies to me.” Whoa. I stopped doing the [...]
Sneaky Fitness: Fun, Foolproof Ways to Slip Fitness into Your Child’s Everyday Life by Missy Chase Lapine and Larysa Didio (Book Review)
Let me begin by saying this: what a great book! I was sent an advance copy for free and my punch line is that this is an easy to navigate, idea packed book for getting kids to be more active in a sofa-based, texting-driven, iPod-glued society (did you know even pre-schoolers spend as much as [...]
Can You Hear Me Now? Top Tips To Make Sure Your Communication Isn’t Breaking Up (Book Review)
Hi Everyone: I was recently contacted by a publicist asking if I would write a review about a new book called Can You Hear Me Now? Top Tips To Make Sure Your Communication Isn’t Breaking Up, written by Stacey Hanke. Worry not – I don’t know the author or the publicist so I this is [...]
How to Know If It’s Time to Go: A 10-Step Reality Test for Your Marriage written by married couple, Drs. Lawrence Birnbach and Beverly Hyman (Book Review)
Remember last year when some publishers/publicists/agents had contacted me asking me to do book reviews? And I had said “of course” and then I received free copies of their books? Well, I’ve been *procrastinating*…but am now giving them the attention they deserve… This book is one I wish I had in hand as I began [...]
Tinycandy’s Gift (a children’s book review)
Hi All: Over the last few weeks, I’ve had a few individuals and a few publishers come a knocking at my door. Why? To see if I’d be willing to receive a free copy of their newly released books and, if I’d like to, write a blog post about the books. I am not obligated [...]

