Your Favorite Summer Reads

Plus: Can kids tell when we're just pretending to empathize?

Oh my goodness, it’s already almost mid-July. How did this happen? I think it’s far past time for us to share our favorite summer beach reads. What are you reading now, or have you read recently, that you love?

I just finished Miranda July’s ALL FOURS, which was a thought-provoking romp about marriage and sexuality in peri-menopause. Because I tend to read 800 books at once, I’m also reading Rachel Somerstein’s new book INVISIBLE LABOR, Nathan Hill’s novel WELLNESS, and an advance copy of Dr. Jessi Gold’s upcoming book HOW DO YOU FEEL?.

I’m going on vacation next week in Maine, so I’m hoping to have lots of reading time, and I want your ideas on what to add to my list! Please share in the comments what you’re reading and loving!

Are You Bad at Parental Empathy?

And now for this week’s

Today I’m commenting on this Instagram post from @responsive_parenting:

Here are my thoughts.