Author: Catherine Newman

Catherine Newman has written many books, including the forthcoming social skills book for kids, What Can I Say? (Storey, May 2022) and the forthcoming funny grief novel for grown-ups, We All Want Impossible Things (Harper, November 2022). Her writing has appeared in publications including The New York Times and O: the Oprah Magazine, and she is also the etiquette columnist for Real Simple.

21 Family Board Games that Are Actually Fun

And I don’t mean Candyland, which is not fun.

The Surprising Thing About Being an Empty Nester

I’ve heard the expression 'empty nest' my whole parenting life -- anticipated the downy expanse of it. But this is different.

An Unlikely Conversation Starter

Catherine Newman reveals how to get kids to talk at dinner.

In Which Teenagers Can’t Make Phone Calls

"My kids are afraid of phone calls."

When the Small Things Are Everything

Catherine Newman on small ways to help during quarantine.

How to Raise a Gracious Kid

A script for kids.

21 Completely Subjective Rules for Raising Teenage Boys

"Pretend you’re tying your shoe so they won’t notice you leaning in to sniff the still-intoxicating smell of their scalp."

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