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The Books We Are Excited to Read in 2026

Happy New Year, friends. January has become reading-list season around here. Every year, I publish the books I plan to

2025 Year Review – Best Books of The Year

Some years stroll by. This one sprinted. I blinked and suddenly we were hanging Christmas lights again.  Maybe it’s age,

Don’t Let Christmas Chaos Win – Create the Magic Your Kids Remember

Parentotheca’s Newsletter Learn. Parent. Grow.​​Issue #7 – November 2025 Hello Friends, November vanished in a blink. I started the month

The Alter Ego Effect by Todd Herman – Book Summary, Notes and Quotes

The Alter Ego Effect The Power Of Secret Identities To Transform Your LIfe Todd Herman HarperCollins (15 Mar. 2019) Book

Best Board Games for Family Fun and Screen-Free Play

If you know our family, you already know we’re a mostly TV-free, low-screen household. Not because we’re trying to win

5 Books That Will Change How You Think About Screens

In the early 2000s, public health officials faced a stubborn problem: teen smoking rates weren’t dropping fast enough. Traditional messages

Essentialism by Greg McKeown – Book Summary, Notes and Quotes

Essentialism The Disciplined Pursuit of Less Greg McKeown Penguin Audio; 26 November 2015 Book | eBook | Audio About Greg

Every Meltdown Is a Message – Are You Hearing It?

Parentotheca’s Newsletter Learn. Parent. Grow.​​Issue #6 – October 2025 ???? Hello Friends Last month I watched a small moment turn

The Power of Character Strengths by Ryan M. Niemiec & Robert E. McGrath – Book Summary, Notes and Quotes

The Power of Character Strengths Appreciate and Ignite Your Positive Personality Ryan M. Niemiec, Robert E. McGrath VIA Institute on

I Don’t Want to Be a Boring Parent…Do You?

Parentotheca’s Newsletter Learn. Parent. Grow.​​Issue #5 – September 2025 ???? Hello Friends September feels like the boardroom of family life: