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Happiness interview: Christine Koh and Asha Dornfest. Two friends of mine have just come out with a terrific book, Minimalist Parenting: Enjoy Modern Family Life More by Doing Less. It’s particularly thrilling for me to hold this book in my hands, because I remember talking to them about it when it was still just the beginning of an idea they …
Happiness interview: Pamela Druckerman. I first heard about journalist and author Pamela Druckerman when her book Bringing Up Bébé: One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting came out–it really struck a chord with many parents. Now she has a new book, Bébé Day By Day: 100 Keys to French Parenting, which hits the shelves next week. I find …
Today is Day #1 of the 21 Day Relationship Challenge–but don’t worry, if you sign up after this “official” start day, you’ll get the full 21 days worth of daily emails starting from whenever you sign up. Here on the blog, in addition to my usual daily posts, I’ll add a very short post about the day’s resolution, to give …
For the weekly videos, I now tell a story. I’ve realized that for me, and I think for many people, a story is what holds my attention and makes a point most powerfully. This week’s story: People want to be loved specially. The two books I mention are Faber and Mazlish’s fantastic books, Siblings Without Rivalry (which is where …
This weekend, my daughters and I made our graham-cracker houses. As I write about in Happier at Home, every year, instead of traditional gingerbread houses, we make graham cracker houses, which are easier to build and decorate. Every year–this also seems to be part of the tradition–I almost forget to organize the house-building, until it’s almost too late. But we’ve …
