We’re excited that Bash and Lucy Fetch Team Vera and the Dream Beasts made Amazon’s #1 New Release, Kids’ soccer books (kindle version)!
In the book, sensitive Bash relies on his dog, Lucy, to help keep him calm. But his girl-power cousin, Paula, is stirring up all sorts of trouble, along with his Ukrainian grandma, Vera. They says that Bash’s …
Michael, age 9, and I are about to release our new book, “Bash and Lucy Fetch Team Vera and the Dream Beasts.”
Michael played a very important role in writing this book. He insisted on the title because he wanted a long, Captain-Underpants style title. What’s more, he created the girl-power characters in the book, who are based on his …
By Lisa Cohn, Special to the Christian Science Monitor
When divorced parents remarry, they may hope their new family will be similar to the one on the “Brady Bunch,” a 1960s-’70s sitcom in which a man with three sons marries a woman with three daughters. They all go on a honeymoon together and “live happily ever after.”
In real life, …
I’ve got a read-aloud problem. It infringes on my time and restricts me to the library, the bookstore, and of course, the couch.
I’m gaining weight. I don’t frolic enough in the park with my dog. And my read-aloud problem makes it nearly impossible to cook healthy meals that actually follow recipes. It’s grab and go for me.
Read …
By Lisa Cohn, Special to The Christian Science Monitor
During a girls’ soccer game in Portland, Ore., Sue Mak gaped in horror as the coach for the opposing team screamed at his 9-year-old daughter for playing poorly, and then ripped off her shirt. The girl wrapped her arms around her bare chest and cried.
“I was mortified,” says Ms. Mak, …
By Lisa Cohn
When the microgrid at Stone Edge Farm near Sonoma, Calif., kept operating for 10 days in spite of the fires that caused outages nearby, the operators seized the opportunity to learn as much as possible from the surprises they encountered.
The first surprise, of course, were the fires that struck suddenly, stoked by high winds and …
By Lisa Cohn
In this “Ultimate Sports Parent Radio” podcast, I interview two Positive Coaching Alliance leaders, discussing why girls drop out of sports at rates six times higher than boys. Listen here:
Why Girls Drop Out of Sports More Often than Boys
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My story for Mothering, “PTA Presidents and Soccer Moms are the New Face of Cannabis,” attracted more than 3,300 Facebook shares, which was a pleasant surprise!
When I first wrote the article, I decided to use a pen name, a decision I now regret. I used the pen name, as I mention in the story, because my family members were …
I was thrilled to be invited to take part in National Geographic’s online roundtable discussion about whether the environmental damage wrought by fossil-fuel use can be reversed. I’ve written for more than 20 years about energy and environmental issues, and was excited to share my knowledge of renewable energy.
Here’s the National Geographic Channels asked me and others:
Do you …
Have other mothers out there ever been the targets of moms who compete and bully?
I sure have. I wrote about my experiences in this piece recently published by True Parent Magazine, a new parenting magazine in Portland that is for “parents who keep it real.”
Here’s how my article, “The Mean Mom Olympics: Adventures with Moms who Bully, Hate …