Introduction, 1 The Road to Minimalist Parenting, 2 It’s Your Time: Tuning In and Prioritizing, 3 Time Management Tricks for Minimalists, 4 A New Way to Think About Your Stuff, 5 From Clutter to Curation: Minimalizing Your Home, 6 Financing Your Minimalist Life, 7 Playtime: Good, Simple Fun, 8 Education In and Out of School, 9 Strategies for Simplifying the School Year, 10 Beyond the Schoolyard: Enrichment and Extracurriculars, 11 Meal Planning for Real Life, 12 Simplifying and Enjoying Mealtime, 13 Celebrations and Vacations: Less Fuss, More Fun, 14 YOU, Minimalist You!, Afterword: What’s Next, Resources, Acknowledgments, Index
Christine Koh is a Boston lifer - a music and brain scientist
turned writer, editor, designer, consultant, and impassioned
conversationalist. She spent a decade in academia - during
which time she was awarded prestigious fellowships from the
National Institutes of Health to fund her Ph.D. research at Queen's
University and joint-appointment postdoctoral fellowship at
Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts
Institutes of Technology. She was about to become a professor when
she decided to hang up her academic spurs in favor of more flexible
and independent ventures. Christine is the founder and editor of
Boston Mamas, a lifestyle portal for families in Boston and beyond,
and created the graphic design firm Posh Peacock. Christine also is
partner and digital strategist at Women Online (and is a co-founder
of sister brands The Mission List and Pivot Boston), a freelance
writer and editor, writes the column Minimalist Mama, and pens a
personal blog "Pop Discourse" where she gives voice to her
fascination with pop culture, the intellectually interesting or
absurd, Boston life, and parenthood.
Christine has been featured in Boston Magazine, The Boston Globe,
Woman's Day, Parents Magazine, National Public Radio, ABC News,
Metro Boston, FOX 25 Boston, and other media outlets; she has been
named to Babble.com's Top 50 Mom Bloggers, Top 50 Twitter Moms, and
Top 30 Parenting Listserv lists. Her design work has been featured
in Cookie, Brides, Pregnancy & Newborn, Boston Magazine Weddings,
Daily Candy, and more. She lives in the Boston area with her
husband, 7-year-old daughter Laurel, and 9-month-old baby Violet.
She tweets about it all at @bostonmamas.
Asha Dornfest lives in Portland, Oregon and is the founder and
editor of Parent Hacks, a website that shares tips, workarounds,
and practical wisdom about everyday parenting quandaries.
Asha has been a professional writer for almost 20 years. After her
son was born, she began to write about motherhood and discovered
that her work often circled the theme of "this is not how it
sounded in the parenting books." In 2005, she created Parent Hacks
as a way to connect with other parents and, ultimately, to find out
if anyone else felt as surprised by parenting as she did. The
answer was (and continues to be) a resounding YES.
Asha and Parent Hacks have been featured in the Wall Street
Journal, The Times UK, Real Simple, Family Circle, Parents,
MacWorld and several other publications. Disney’s Babble.com
honored Parent Hacks with the distinction of "#1 Most Useful Mom
blog" three times. Nielsen identified her as one of 16 influential
"Power Pack" moms online. Asha has also been a guest on numerous
TV shows, radio broadcasts and podcasts, including CNN and ABC News
Now.
'In Minimalist Parenting, Christine Koh and Asha Dornfest offer readers a much-welcome alternative to the usual parenting advice. With its focus on simplicity, self-knowledge, kindness, and confidence, this book gives parents the tools to help themselves - and, more importantly, trust themselves - as they navigate the often overwhelming terrain of managing family life.' - Andrea J. Buchanan, NY Times best-selling author of The Daring Book for Girls
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