A review of Scott Cooper's social guide for children, "Speak Up and Get Along" by Free Spirit Publishing.

The first day of Kindergarten is a huge milestone for children and parents. My experience with my daughter's first day of Kindergarten and thought on how to honor a child's and a parent's need to transition on this important day.

Sharon Lerner's "The War on Moms: On Life in a Family Unfriendly Nation," explores how American women, children and families systematically suffer from a lack of public policy, support and services routinely available in numerous other nations.

A discussion of the difficult issue of childhood constipation and refusal to use the potty as it relates to the excellent book, "It Hurts When I Poop" by Dr. Howard Bennett and published by Magination Press (American Psychological Association).

My review of Amy Wilson's book, "How Did I Get Like This? The Screamer, the Worrier, the Dinosaur-Chicken-Nugget-Buyer and Other Mothers I Swore I'd Never Be.

KidsEmail.org provides an ad-free, simple-to-use email account for children with a parent console offering several security options. My review of this service and why I'm signing up after the free trial.