books for adults

As an adult do you ever read kids books?

Do you ever read books that aren't specifically written for your age group?I love picking up kids books every now and again and loosing myself in the fantasy within the pages. I don't have kids...

Editors Best of 2009: The kids snacks, lunchboxes, cookbooks, and grownup food

The older our kids get, the more we're focused on the what, why, when and how of feeding them. It's been exciting discovering the growing number of products and resources to help steer our kids away...

Last minute gift idea - A book of the month club with no lame choices

Last year, we recommended the Gift Lit book of the month series as a cool children's gift, and it still is. But it makes smart last-minute gift for a fully grown adult too.

They grow up so fast. Don't take bad pictures.

Forget the baby monitor or motorized swing, what I really could have used when my kids were little was photographer and dad Nick Kelsh's entertaining and smart new DVD, How to Photograph Your Baby, a...

You say it's your Birth Day

When I was pregnant for the first time, I developed an unhealthy affinity for those birth  documentaries that had previously repelled me.  Something about growing a baby myself made me want...

Happy Grandparents Day!

Hooray for grandparents! They're our lifelines, our pinch hitters, our source of inspiration, and the needed yin to our "no, you can't have another cookie" yang. So in honor of Grandparents Day...

Teacher gifts: Better than buying the teacher a pony

Every year I tell my children's teachers thank you, and every year it feels inadequate. Often when I write notes to go with various teacher gifts, I write, You totally deserve a pony, but I thought...