Religious traditions are easy to lose sight of in today's marketing frenzy. Make sure you take time to gently usher your little ones into the rituals that have special meaning for you. Adam Mansbach easyfrenzygently Change image and share on social
Ultimately, very few people parent their kids in ways that strike anybody else as reasoned, appropriate or sane. Adam Mansbach kidparentpeople Change image and share on social
If you're a novelist, as I am in real life, you're usually so desperate for any kind of feedback. Adam Mansbach desperatefeedbackkind Change image and share on social
For many families, gift-giving is a major source of stress - the relentless commercialism, the whining demands, the financial pressure. Adam Mansbach commercialismdemandfamily Change image and share on social
In theory, parents are supposed to empathize with one other - find common cause in the fervent desire to preserve and protect the world for the next generation, and connect on some deep, almost mystical level that those poor souls who have not experienced this kind of all-consuming love cannot possibly comprehend. Adam Mansbach commoncomprehendconnect share on social
Being Jewish is a big part of my artistic sensibility and my humor... I think it gives me a certain take on the world on a literary level. Adam Mansbach artisticbighumor Change image and share on social
When it comes right down to it, developing a critical sensibility about parenting isn't really about disapproval; it's about honing your own sensibilities, figuring out how you want to parent. Adam Mansbach criticaldevelopdisapproval Change image and share on social
I would like to think that I curse expertly - it's not something that I do without considering it. I never curse without intending to; it's not something I resort to because of inability to articulate or find the correct word. Adam Mansbach articulatecorrectcurse share on social
My wife likes me to point out that she puts our daughter down to sleep more often than I do, which gives me time to write stupid books about it. Adam Mansbach bookdaughterlike Change image and share on social
Graffiti has an interesting relationship to the broader world of hip-hop: It's part of the culture, but also in a weird way a stepchild of the culture. Adam Mansbach broadculturegraffito Change image and share on social