After Eton. If you grew up in New York City in the 70s, the name Eton Patz is etched in your memory. Eton Patz, at age 6, was allowed to walk to the school bus from his SoHo home one time when he was abducted and never heard from again. If you've ever wondered what happened to Eton or the investigation, Lisa Cohen has written a book, After Eton, that follows the story. Read the NY Times Review.

Free Range Kids. The other thing that happened after Eton is that we no longer allow children to be unsupervised outdoors basically ever. One mom is trying to change that and used her own son to make the point, allowing him to ride the subway alone at age 9. Her new book, Free Range Kids, continues the point. Interview with Lenore on Edutopia.

Fed-Up Mom. Ever wanted to do this? Westchester mom, Madlyn Primoff kicked her kids out of the car when they wouldn't stop bickering and was charged with endangering a child. The charges were dropped, however. [NY Daily News]

Pain Free Birth. Denise Spatafora has written a book about her pain free birth method and is holding a grand book launch party to which you are invited: 6:30-9:30 EST on May 13th from Donna Karan’s Urban Zen (175 Greenwich St) Hosting Denise Spatafora’s new book: “Better Birth, The Ultimate Guide to Childbirth from Homebirth to Hospitals”. Find out more here. Or, if you can't make it, watch from the live streaming feed at betterbirthllive.com

What I don't Want for Mother's Day. Motherlode blog rails against all the inane things marketers try to push as Mother's Day Gifts. Long Term Care Insurance, anyone?

What are you worth? Finally there's an answer. Economists figure out the appropriate salary of a mom.

One Tough Cookie. This little dude has no problem telling his mom how it really is. Unconditional love? Only if you give me cookies on demand.