Story Ideas

Parenting/Family Life

• 12 practical parenting principles to raising great kids
• Raising children in a complex world
• No magic formula: every day parenting
• Sanity savers: what every parent needs to know
• Good kids = better world
• Overwhelmed no more (how to take charge of your family life)
• What does good parenting look like?
• A parents’ confession: I wish I’d known now….

New, first-time parents and parents of young children

• Advice for newbie parents
• Firstborn Fumbles (and how to avoid them)
• Public nuisance #1: your child (how to get your child to behave in public places)

Pre-Teens & Teens:

• How you and your kids can survive the teen years
• Simple steps to avoiding digital dangers

Seasonal

• A father’s advice (Father’s Day)
• A mother’s advice (Mother’s Day)
• Summer already? Parenting Principles to Practice this Summer
• Starting Out Right: getting your child ready for back-to-school (Fall)

Author spotlight

• Local Author (Chicago/Western Suburbs)
• Local Illustrator (Chicago/Western Suburbs)
• Writing a book together
• It takes a family to write a book (mom, dad, daughter-in-law collaboration)