Video: My Interview with Katie Couric

This was, without a doubt, one of the highlights of my year.

I had the chance to sit down last week with Katie Couric at the ABC News studio in Manhattan. We talked about life as a stay-at-home dad, my new book, 'Life Is Short, Laundry Is Eternal' and how I feel about family. The interview is live now on Yahoo News. I genuinely would appreciate if you could check out the video and share the link while you're there. Thank you so much!

There is no way for me to convey how fantastically down to earth and amazing Katie was. Our private conversations, both before and after the interview, were truly something that I will never forget.

Please know how grateful I am for the consistently jaw dropping support that I feel coming from all of you as this crazy year continues forward. From the personal messages, to the amazing book reviews that you leave online, a person could not possibly be more touched and humbled than I am today. - Best, Scott

My Diabetes Mine guest post

A big thank you to Mike Hoskins and Diabetes Mine for featuring me today on the site for Father's Day! In addition to some nice words from Mike about my book you'll find a guest post from me titled, "The Outcome Is Not Important" and a giveaway.

I hope you get a chance to surf over and check it out... Diabetes Mine is one of the great sites and Mike's writing is top shelf - spend some time there (after you read my bit).

My Newspaper Interview with the Deseret News

The Deseret News is a well respected, national publication and I am very excited to be a part of their piece, 'More dads staying home with the kids while mom works'...

Scott Benner told his wife she should quit working and stay home with their new baby. But she had the better career path. So he stayed home and 13 years later, he's practically a pioneer in a trend that keeps growing: The stay-at-home dad. 

I hope that you have a few minutes to hop over to their site and read the interview by Lois Collins. Sharing via the newspaper's website is greatly appreciated.

Perspective New Jersey Interview

Here I am talking about my book, 'Life Is Short, Laundry Is Eternal' with ABC Philadelphia's Nora Muchanic on Perspective New Jersey.

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Mom’s Choice Awards® Gold Recipient

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Scott Benner’s Life Is Short, Laundry Is Eternal Honored with Mom’s Choice Award

May 16, 2013, Ann Arbor, MI

Author Scott Benner’s best-selling parenting book, Life Is Short, Laundry Is Eternal: Confessions of a Stay-at-Home Dad, has been named a 2013 recipient of the Gold distinction from Mom’s Choice Awards®. 

Globally recognized for establishing the standard of excellence in family-friendly media, products and services, Mom’s Choice Awards® honored Life Is Short, Laundry Is Eternal as an outstanding book within its “Adult Books: Parenting—Contemporary Families” category. An esteemed panel of judges that includes industry leaders in education, publishing, parenting, the performing arts, science, and medicine evaluated the book based on its production quality, design, educational value, entertainment value, originality, appeal, and cost. Products that receive honors from Mom’s Choice Awards® help families grow emotionally, physically and spiritually; they are morally sound and promote good will; and they are inspirational and uplifting.

A pithy, modern parenting book written from the viewpoint of a seasoned stay-at-home father with an inspiring story and an irreverent sense of humor, Life Is Short, Laundry Is Eternal delivers both hilarity and perspective to readers everywhere. With a wide range of topics that anchor individual chapters (fatherhood, marriage, sex, gender roles, diabetes, laundry, “dropping the baby”), the book is an entertaining collection of stories about the mishaps and misadventures of parenting.

According to Library Journal, “[Benner] asserts the secret to happiness is to never stop and never give up … his unabashed “dad humor” brings a distinct charm to his writing without being mawkish or overly sentimental.” The NYC Dad’s Group declared, "Scott Benner’s book, Life is Short, Laundry is Eternal, is a book that proves that the family route is one that is paved with bumps and washed with tears, but filled with fun and love."

Through the lens of Scott Benner’s experiences, readers are reminded that the path to happiness is paved by figuring out how to turn life’s challenges into life’s rewards. Life Is Short, Laundry Is Eternal tells the story of an American family that has overcome an array of obstacles to discover peace and joy within their own home.    

Life Is Short, Laundry Is Eternal is available everywhere that books are sold and on all eBook formats.