Ep. 46 Interview with Leslie Patricelli, popular children’s author and...
Leslie Patricelli, children’s author and illustrator of popular books such as Potty, Yummy Yucky, No No Yes Yes, Huggy Kissy and Big Little, is my guest this week. At the repeated request of my kids,...
View ArticleEp. 47 Interview with Amy McCready, founder of Positive Parenting Solutions...
Amy McCready, the founder of Positive Parenting Solutions and the author of The Me, Me, Me Epidemic: A Step-by-Step Guide to Raising Capable, Grateful Kids in an Over-Entitled World, is the featured...
View ArticleEp. 48 Interview with Richard Rende, Ph.D., co-author of Raising Can-Do Kids:...
Richard Rende, Ph.D., a developmental psychologist, researcher and educator is the featured guest this week. In our conversation, we talk about his new book Raising Can-Do Kids: Giving Children the...
View ArticleEp. 49 Interview with Stephanie Smith, editorial director of Scholastic...
Scholastic Classroom Magazines Editor Stephanie Smith is this week’s featured guest. On occasion, I report the ParentNormal News, but I’ve never talked about real news on the show…until now. Stephanie...
View ArticleEp. 50! Back to School Questions Answered from the ParentNormal Mailbag
It’s episode 50 of the podcast! In this milestone episode, I return to the ParentNormal Mailbag that I used to answer questions from on a regular basis when the show debuted. Since the school year is...
View ArticleEp. 51 Interview with Dave Barry, Pulitzer Prize Winner, NYT Bestseller & One...
Pulitzer Prize winning columnist and author Dave Barry, who happens to be one of the funniest writers alive, is my featured guest this week. Dave has written more than 30 books and even had a CBS...
View ArticleEp. 52 Interview with Carl Hiaasen, author of many NYT bestsellers including...
New York Times bestselling author Carl Hiaasen is this week’s featured guest. Carl’s many bestsellers include the Newberry Award-winning book Hoot, which was adapted into a movie starring Luke Wilson,...
View ArticleEp. 53 Interview with Jeff Kinney, author of Diary of a Wimpy Kid, NYT...
Jeff Kinney, author of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid book series, is this week’s featured podcast guest! Thanks to the success of Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Jeff is a #1 New York Times Bestseller, a 6-time...
View ArticleEp. 54 Interview with Ilana Wiles, Mommy Shorts creator and author of The...
Ilana Wiles, the mom behind the Mommy Shorts website and the author of The Mommy Shorts Guide to Remarkably Average Parenting, is this week’s featured guest. In our conversation, we talk about how the...
View ArticleThe ParentNormal Crash Course – COMING DEC 6!!!
The first ParentNormal book will be available on Amazon this Tuesday, December 6! Here’s the book trailer:
View ArticleEp. 55 SPECIAL EPISODE: My daughter interviews me about the ParentNormal...
It’s here! My new book, The ParentNormal Crash Course: Everything Traditional Parenting Books Are Afraid to Tell You About Close Encounters of the Baby, Toddler and Third-Year Kind, is now available on...
View ArticleMy Book Has Been Released!
The ParentNormal Crash Course is available now on Amazon.com. Get it by clicking here. You can also read a preview of the book on the Huffington Post: 25 Things Every Parent Needs to Know Before Having...
View ArticleEp. 56 Interview with Parent Hacks author Asha Dornfest
Asha Dornfest, author of Parent Hacks: 134 Genius Shortcuts for Life with Kids, is this week’s featured guest. In our conversation, we talk about her favorite hacks, how she got started learning new...
View ArticleEp. 57 Interview with Amy Bellgardt of Mom Spark about How to Make Six...
Amy Bellgardt of MomSpark.net is this week’s featured guest. If you’re a blogger or have any aspirations to be a blogger, whether it’s a blog about parenting or anything else, you’re really going to...
View ArticleEp. 58 Parenting Fails Vol. VI featuring Dr. Robert Keith Wallace, Kristen...
For every parenting victory, there is a parenting fail – perhaps several. But rather than get stressed out to the point of tears, it’s usually better to laugh about the madness of parenthood. This...
View ArticleEp. 59 Parenting Fails Vol. VII featuring interviews with Dave Barry, Jeff...
This seventh edition of parenting fails shared on show reveal even the most talented parents aren’t immune to parenting fails. Enjoy this episode knowing you aren’t alone in your failures, so you might...
View ArticleThe ParentNormal Crash Course Featured on BuzzFeed!
BuzzFeed always has hilarious lists about parenthood, so it was so cool to see BuzzFeed feature my new book, The ParentNormal Crash Course, in a new BuzzFeed Post about 19 Things You Need to Know...
View ArticleEp. 60 Interview with Jennifer Lehr, author of ParentSpeak What’s Wrong with...
Jennifer Lehr, author of ParentSpeak: What’s Wrong with How We Talk to Our Children–and What to Say Instead is the featured guest this week. In our conversation, Jennifer will explain what...
View ArticleEp. 61 Best of the Parenting Fails Part 1 featuring Karen Alpert, Rosie Pope,...
Parenting fails are a such a big part of this podcast, I thought it would be fun to create a countdown of the best parenting fails shared on the show. Because who doesn’t love a countdown? Now,...
View ArticleEp. 62 Best of the Parenting Fails Part 2 featuring Nick Thune, Ilana Wiles,...
This is Part Two in the three part series of the best parenting fails shared on the podcast so far. I realize that “best” is not really the best word to use when you’re talking about parenting fails,...
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