Why are Amish children so happy and well-behaved? More than Happy examines some of the factors that seem to contribute. Here are my top takeaways from the book!

Check out my top takeaways from another #SCSPbookclub pick!

This book is all about creating the family life you really want, rather than just sticking to societal norms. It’s about embracing your family’s unique gifts and desires, and creating the life and experiences you’re hoping for. Read on to find some of my top takeaways from this book!

Check out this blog post to find out my top three takeaways from How Will You Measure Your Life?

Put more tools in your parenting tool belt with me this year as we read 6 parenting books on all sorts of topics! Check out my top takeaways in a monthly blogpost, and come share yours in related Instagram posts!

Check out this blog post to find my top 3 takeaways from Memory Making Mom!

It’s about time that we work to create a world that is ANTIracist — not just “not racist,” but actively working toward equality and better understanding of one another. Cultivating this in our own families is the perfect place to start, and Britt Hawthorne shares many ideas for doing so in her new book, Raising Antiracist Children. Check out my top three takeaways in this blog post!

We could all use a little advice on how to make our homes a little more “ScreamFree,” couldn’t we? Lucky for us, Hal Runkel wrote an entire book about how to do just that. Check out this blog post for my top 3 takeaways, plus a few bonuses!

Does your family do read-aloud time? The Read-Aloud Family focuses on how how reading aloud to your children will benefit everyone involved in numerous ways. Check out this blog post for a few of my top takeaways!

We live in a world that has gotten too fast for childhood. We’ve learned to need too much. Simplicity Parenting reminds us of all the ways that we can slow down and pull back from the excess, in order to give our kids a little more breathing room; to give them a chance at a real childhood rather than fast-tracking them to adulthood.