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Aviva Goldfarb Has Tasty Tips On How To Survive The 6:00 Dinnertime Scramble

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Picture it: It’s 6:00, your kids are finishing up their homework, your husband walks in the door and asks the obligatory question: “What’s for dinner?” You’re frazzled, famished, and all you have in the pantry is some day-old Italian bread and anchovies. Aviva Goldfarb, author of The Six O’Clock Scramble, found herself in the same situation and did someth[...]

Here's How Stress Can Hurt (And Not Help) You As A Parent

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We’ve all heard of various sorts of addictions, but an addiction to stress? Yes, you can be addicted to stress, and frankly, most of us are without even realizing it. Debbie Mandel, M.A is a stress-management specialist and author of – you guessed it -- Addicted to Stress: A Woman's 7 Step Program to Reclaim Joy and Spontaneity in Life. We spoke to [...]

Here's How To Use Your Personality Type To Be The Parent You Want To Be

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Every person (and parent) is different. Janet Penley, author of MotherStyles: Using Personality Type To Discover Your Parenting Strengths, shows how you can be a better, more aligned (and even happier) parent just be being exactly who you are. Here's how. Janet, why did you write MotherStyles: Using Personality Type To Discover Your Parenting Strengths? [...]

Author Joel Schwartzberg Credits His Divorce For Making Him A Better (And Funnier) Father

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In his new book, The 40 Year-Old Version: Humoirs of a Divorced Dad, author Joel Schwartzberg talks about a taboo topic: having a great life – and becoming a better dad – after divorce. The former Nickelodeon Online producer/head writer and self-described “law school dropout and doomed Wheel of Fortune contestant” talks candidly about his own post baby[...]

Author Marybeth Hicks Is Raising Geeky Kids — And Here's Why You Should, Too

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Marybeth Hicks has raised four Geeky kids and is proud of it! The author of Bringing Up Geeks, Marybeth has redefined geeky into today’s super cool (think empowered kids, not pocket protectors). We spoke with Marybeth about cool vs. geeky, our voraciously consumer-obsessed culture, and why it doesn’t always feel good to be a good parent. I loved the boo[...]

Author Andrea Askowitz Is Writing Her Next Chapter — And It's Hilarious

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Andrea Askowitz is a sweet, funny writer. Which is ironic, since her first book is entitled, My Miserable, Lonely, Lesbian Pregnancy. Celebrity Parents spoke with Andrea about her book, her children, Tashi, 5 and son Sebastian, 3 months, and why she is the typical Jewish (lesbian) mama. Why did you decide to write this book? I was three months [...]

Author Jenna McCarthy Is A Total Trip — And You'll Love Her For It

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The Parent Trip is exactly that…a trip, and so is its writer. Author Jenna McCarthy is hilarious, witty and the cool kind of potty-mouthed mom who says the things you wish you could say. Celebrity Parents recently spoke with Jenna about all things pregnancy, baby and poop-related. What was the impetus for writing this book? At the end of the day, I’m a[...]

Melinda Blau's Book, Family Whispering, Might Challenge How You View Family — For The Better

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Your co-writer on Family Whispering, Tracy Hogg, passed away many years ago. Why do you call the book a collaboration? In our first book, we introduced the “whole family” concept–the notion that babies should fit in, not take over. By 2004, we had spent five years as writing and thinking partners. At times, we stayed in each other’s homes and, i[...]