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A Wonderful Mess

Kathryn Barbash, PsyD

A space for navigating parenthood with humor, compassion, and common sense while also trying to read a good book (or two).

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Welcome back to week 2 of the Messy Summer Reading Club, where we all aspire to read on a beach, but maybe it’s really in the darkness of a hotel room with a toddler snoring nearby.

Today, we continue to explore those stories that get in t...

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It's time for the MESSY Summer Reading Club

We are back in the club, my friends. The MESSY SUMMER READING CLUB that is.

The rhythm of the summer here at A Wonderful Mess is a little different. After writing this newsletter for a few years, I’ve finally accepted that trying to write...

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If you experience summer, you might like...

Hey, today’s post is a little different format. It’s a beefed-up version of a new regular feature that will launch in the Fall when this newsletter’s renovation is complete. As I was looking ahead and planning out this post, I thought, let’...

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Birthday books

This post is part of Reading While Parenting, a monthly feature at A Wonderful Mess, where we delve into exactly how parents can read and what reading can add to parenthood. Reading While Parenting essays come once a month, except whe...
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Ready or Not!

I have something to share.

In the fall, I will be the parent to a middle-schooler.

I don’t know how this happened. I want to go back to notating the contents of diapers and trying to interpret different cries and facial expression. Or whe...

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    Mom, clinical psychologist, writer, and reader. Passionate about helping parents navigate the modern parenting space, enjoy parenthood, and have a joyful reading life.

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