When a friend passed on Louann Brizendine's The Male Brain ($17) I almost added it to my already sky-high tower of books, but her recommendation was so passionate, I cracked it open during my commute. And I couldn't stop reading. The follow up to Brizendine's bestselling The Female Brain, the XY edition looks at the lifespan of a man's brain — from conception to old age — and how hormones Read more

Pregnancy and parenting can be really scary for guys. It's unfamiliar territory and all the bodily fluids involved in both childbirth and taking care of a baby freaks out many new dads and dads-to-be. Check out these five funny pregnancy and parenting books for dad and lighten the mood with a few laughs! Read more

"The more you read, the more you know." For most new moms and moms-to-be, this seems to be a motto. We pour over book after book trying to prepare ourselves for childbirth and child rearing, but sometimes it feels like we're overeducating ourselves — it's a lot of information to absorb in a short amount of time. If you're feeling overwhelmed by all the "expert" books you've been reading, Read more

The helicopter parenting movement is finding itself in a bit of a tailspin these days. Tired of the overscheduled, overprotected tots that the parenting philosophy has produced, today's mamas want to loosen things up a bit and are finding themselves at a loss for how to do it. The release of The Art of Roughhousing ($10), has parents thinking back to the fun they used to have with their parents Read more

Prepare to LOL! In an age of sanctimonious parenting – where strangers are more than willing to give you guidance on raising your tots – mama sometimes needs to take a step back and laugh at the whole matter. Even before it's upcoming October release, Go the F**k to Sleep ($10) has become an overnight hit with sleep-deprived parents. The NSFW book, written by novelist Adam Mansbach, takes Read more