The Book List to Help You Be a Better Parent
Everyone could use a little parenting help now and again. Check out these nonfiction reads for current or soon-to-be parents – from useful advice to humorous anecdotes.
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Add to BookshelfThe Yes Brain
by Daniel J. Siegel, MD and Tina Payne Bryson
From the authors of The Whole-Brain Child and No-Drama Discipline comes an indispensable guide to unlocking your child’s innate capacity for resilience, compassion, and creativity.
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Weird Parenting Wins
by Hillary Frank
Unconventional–yet effective–parenting strategies, carefully curated by the creator of the popular podcast The Longest Shortest Time.
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Sleepless Nights and Kisses for Breakfast
by Matteo Bussola
Matteo Bussola’s memoir follows the different seasons of parenthood and life. Moving and humorous, these writings remind people to savor the present and appreciate the simple things in life.
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No-Drama Discipline
by Daniel J. Siegel, MD and Tina Payne Bryson
Highlighting the fascinating link between a child’s neurological development and the way a parent reacts to misbehavior, No-Drama Discipline provides an effective, compassionate road map for dealing with tantrums, tensions, and tears—without causing a scene.
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Diaper Dude
by Chris Pegula and Frank Meyer
Filled with useful information, hilarious stories, psychology and science, and engaging sidebars, Diaper Dude covers everything from bonding, babyproofing, to toddlerhood, tantrums, and tag-teaming with your partner to cover all the bases.
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The Danish Way of Parenting
by Jessica Joelle Alexander and Iben Sandahl
With illuminating examples and simple yet powerful advice, The Danish Way of Parenting will help parents from all walks of life raise happy, well-adjusted kids.
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Untangled
by Lisa Damour, Ph.D.
Lisa Damour, Ph.D., director of the internationally renowned Laurel School’s Center for Research on Girls, pulls back the curtain on the teenage years and shows why your daughter’s erratic and confusing behavior is actually healthy, necessary, and natural.
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Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions
by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Here are fifteen invaluable suggestions–compelling, direct, wryly funny, and perceptive–for how to empower a daughter to become a strong, independent woman.
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Being There
by Erica Komisar
Drawing from the latest neurobiological and psychological research on caregiving, attachment and brain development to support her findings, Komisar also offers both working and stay-at-home moms guidance.
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Reclaiming Conversation
by Sherry Turkle
Renowned media scholar Sherry Turkle investigates how a flight from conversation undermines our relationships, creativity, and productivity—and why reclaiming face-to-face conversation can help us regain lost ground.
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The Unmumsy Mum
by Sarah Turner
By popular mom blogger Sarah Turner and inspired by the immensely popular blog of the same name, this no-holds-barred account of new motherhood will resonate with parents experiencing the range of emotions that come with the arrival of pregnancy and a newborn.
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Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child
by Marc Weissbluth, M.D.
In this fully updated fourth edition, Dr. Marc Weissbluth, one of the country’s leading pediatricians, overhauls his groundbreaking approach to solving and preventing your children’s sleep problems, from infancy through adolescence.
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The Self-Driven Child
by William Stixrud, PhD and Ned Johnson
The Self-Driven Child offers a combination of cutting-edge brain science, the latest discoveries in behavioral therapy, and case studies drawn from the thousands of kids and teens Bill Stixrud and Ned Johnson have helped over the years to teach you how to set your child on the real road to success.
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Knights in Training
by Heather Haupt
Inspiring boys by captivating their imagination and honoring their love of adventure, this accessible and much-needed guide explores how knights historically lived out various aspects of the knights’ Code of Chivalry, and helps parents encourage boys to embrace these same ideals now.
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Home Grown
by Ben Hewitt
In telling the story of his sons’ unconventional education in the fields and forests surrounding his family’s northern Vermont farm, Ben Hewitt shows us how small, mindful decisions about day-to-day life can lead to greater awareness of the world.
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