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D+D on tour

This week, the Doctor and the Dad are experiencing life on the road. That’s right, we’re heading to the Fairview Branch of the Santa Monica Library for a Thursday evening book talk and signing, then we’re packing everything up and heading all the way across town for another book talk and signing at Flintridge Books […]

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The Junk Drawer

Two little kids read a parenting book … in their own words!

Haven’t gotten around to reading our parenting book, Think Like a Baby: 33 Simple Research Experiments You Can Do at Home to Better Understand Your Child’s Developing Mind yet? Today’s your lucky day. That’s because we’re giving you an exclusive reading of the book people are calling “super fun,” “fascinating,” “an easy read” and “the […]

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The top 3 reasons children’s bookstores are the best

Want to know why we think children’s bookstores are so great? Check out our top three reasons right here! #3 Children’s bookstores are filled with books. And books are pretty amazing for your kids’ language development, literacy skills, imagination and lots of other stuff. Duh.

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The Junk Drawer

Contrary to popular belief, writing a book is NOT AT ALL the same as having a baby

Writing a book is a pretty cool accomplishment. And if you’ve actually demonstrated the compassion and commitment it takes to pen 200-plus pages of somewhat sensical material on a single topic, you have every right to be proud. So tell your family and friends. Tweet it to all your followers. Go on a talk show, […]

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Meet the Doctor and the Dad!

Wish you could stop peeling apple slices and picking up toys for like five minutes? Want to get out of the house and actually talk to some other adults for once? So do we. That’s why we’re planning a whole bunch of fun and informative events for parents, book lovers and Doctor and Dad fans […]

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Research For 'Rents

Can four-letter words help kids learn faster?

Here’s a cool little fact to keep in mind next time you try to teach your child something: Kids learn better when lessons are tailored to things that they’re already interested in. That’s right!

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Research For 'Rents

Magic Mom & Dad Moments

This is our third in a series of “Doctor and Dad” posts about research-based tips that can help make you the happiest parent possible. Check out our first and second articles here. When you’re a hardworking, always-doing-something-for-somebody-else-but-never-for-yourself parent, magic moments can seem pretty rare. But when they do happen, they’re awesome.