Family & Parenting Resources
Dad Shit cuts through the noise of parenting advice to give soon-to-be dads what they need—and no more—to help them enter fatherhood with confidence. It’s the perfect baby shower gift for your friend who is expecting.
Get My (Stuff) Together will guide you through an annual strategy retreat—whether you do it yourself or with friends. The goal is to help you pay an extended visit to your values, set a bold vision for the year, and create workable goals.
The Map to My Life document provides all the critical information your loved ones would need if your partner passes away. It includes details like financial accounts, insurance policies, and key contacts, ensuring nothing is overlooked during a difficult time. Designed as an essential complement to formal estate planning tools like wills and advance directives, this resource helps bring clarity and peace of mind when it matters most.
Great Books on Family and Parenting
The 80/80 Marriage
“If 50/ 50 is the ratio of fairness, 80/ 80 is the ratio of radical generosity and shared success.”
The All-or-Nothing Marriage
“In short, the institution of marriage did not come prepackaged with a set of universal principles or instructions. Rather, it has existed in countless variations across space and time.
The Anxious Generation
“Our kids can do so much more than we let them. Our culture of fear has kept this truth from us. They are like racehorses stuck in the stable. It’s time to let them out.”
Designing Your Life
“A well-designed life is a life that is generative—it is constantly creative, productive, changing, evolving, and there is always the possibility of surprise.”
Essentialism
“…Essentialism is a disciplined, systematic approach for determining where our highest point of contribution lies, then making execution of those things almost effortless.”
Family Unfriendly
“Successful kids aren’t good. Kids are good.”
Happy Money
“Research shows that experiences provide more happiness than material goods in part because experiences are more likely to make us feel connected to others.”
Having It All...and Making It Work
“First, we need to face a simple fact of life: Balance won't happen on its own; we have to create it.”
How Will You Measure Your Life?
“The problem is that what we think matters most in our jobs often does not align with what will really make us happy.”
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up
“...when you put your house in order, you put your affairs and your past in order, too. As a result, you can see quite clearly what you need in life and what you don’t, and what you should and shouldn’t do.”
Minimalism
“Minimalism looks different for everyone because it’s about finding what is essential to you.”
Never Enough
“‘Critics of this generation say they are being coddled and overprotected, but I actually think it’s quite the opposite,’ Luthar said. ‘They’re being crushed by expectations to accomplish more and more.’”
The Price of Privilege
“Our children benefit more from our ability to be ‘present’ than they do from being rushed off to one more activity. Try to slow down. It is almost always in quiet, unpressured moments that kids reach inside and expose the most delicate parts of their developing selves.”
Range
“The jazz musician is a creative artist, the classical musician is a re-creative artist.”
Simplicity Parenting
“Are we building our families on the four pillars of “too much”: too much stuff, too many choices, too much information, and too fast? I believe that we are.”
Thrive
“In fact, we take much better care of our smartphones than ourselves. Look at how mindful we are of our smartphones. People have little recharging shrines all over their houses, with a cord permanently attached to an outlet right by the door or by the bed. For many of us the first thing we do when we get home is make sure our phone gets recharged.”