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Hooked on Books + More! 9.17.25

This was one of those months where every book I started, I stopped reading. Do not worry—I have got some

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Dos and Don’ts for Retirement Planning

Whether you plan to travel the world, explore your passions or just take it easy, retirement is full of endless

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Parent Trap: Define Success

I recently interviewed author Kate Berski on my podcast Raising Daughters about her new book, 30-Phobia: Why Your 20s Suck

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Back-to-School Reads

Back-to-school time comes with a lot of emotions—excitement, fear and maybe even a little disappointment. It can be a lot

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Parent Trap: Study Space

Last school year, Natalia procrastinated big time and dug herself a hole that took her all semester, with much stress

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Hooked on Books: 8.20.25

12 Rings: Stories of the St. Louis Cardinals World Championship by Robert Tiemann and James Rygelshi with Ron JacoberThis is

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Parent Trap: Learn from Mistakes

Fifteen-year-old Natalia made a huge mistake. Her mom didn’t know what to do, so she brought her to see me.

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Mad About Mahjong

Mahjong is growing in popularity in the U.S.—and it’s not hard to see why. It’s more than just a fun

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Parent Trap: Why Grandparents Are Important

The label ‘grandparents’ seems to me to be a misnomer—there should not be much parenting in the role. My wife

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Hooked on Books + More!

The House of My Mother by Shari Franke | Written by the eldest daughter, this book shares what really happened