Parent Hacks

How trust and parenting go hand-in-hand (it's hard)

Trust. Even when the road leads somewhere you can't see.

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How do minimalist parents handle summer?

Christine and I will be discussing summertime strategies for minimalist parents on NPR’s Tell Me More tomorrow, 5/28.

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Weekend reading + links

Ahhhhhhh. That's the sound of me coming down from a fab time at the Mom 2.0 Summit in Southern California AND getting my working computer back from the Apple Geniuses. Feels like a new beginning all around, you know? Mom2 was the first time I saw Christine in person since...

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Mom 2.0 Summit, a book signing, and a Cozi thank you

Tomorrow I head to Southern California for the Mom 2.0 Summit, a conference I've been looking forward to since I attended two years ago. Christine and I are speaking, and our talk touches on our roles as both co-authors of Minimalist Parenting and professional bloggers at Boston Mamas and Parent...

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A story about life balance, and an exciting feature

Time to get back in balance. At least, that's what my computer's telling me. Also: a feature in The Week!

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Portland book party wrap-up

In case you missed the party...

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Weekend book news: Portland party TONIGHT, Alpha Mom Book Club and more

I do book-related highlight roundups here on the weekend.

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Weekend book news

I do Minimalist Parenting-related highlight roundups here on the weekend.

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Weekend book update: Alpha Mom book club, Huffington Post, TV news appearance, Portland book party

Thank you for your patience with my "all Minimalist Parenting all the time" focus for the last few weeks. With all of the excitement and work of the book launch, MinCamp, and everything else, it has been a lot to share. Hopefully I haven't overwhelmed you with the book stuff....

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Minimalist Parenting: launch update (in a word: incredible)

Posting will be light this week as it's my kids' Spring Break. But there's so much post-launch Minimalist Parenting goodness happening that I wanted to give you an update right away.

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Why your Amazon review matters (a lot)

Amazon reviews are a crucial part of our book launch. Will you please take a moment to review Minimalist Parenting?

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You're invited: Minimalist Parenting book launch parties!

Bi-coastal book launch parties! Come celebrate the launch of Minimalist Parenting in Portland, OR or Boston, MA.

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Minimalist Parenting launches TODAY

Minimalist Parenting on display at A Children's Place Bookstore in Portland, OR It’s official publication day for Minimalist Parenting, which means you should be able to walk into a bookstore and find it on the shelf. The Kindle, Nook and iBooks versions are all available starting today. If you preordered...

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80% YAYYYYY 20% holy bat guano

That pretty much sums up how I'm feeling. I had every intention of posting a hack today, but "deer in the headlights" pre-book launch excitement/jitters got the better of me. I can't believe our book officially launches tomorrow. Lots of last-minute phone calls and fussing and scheduling today, but lots...

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Minimalist Parenting: T minus one week

We're a week from the official release of Minimalist Parenting. To call this a surreal moment doesn't do it justice because I don't imagine surreal is this exciting. Here's what's going on with the book right now.

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