Best Parenting Books
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The Whole-Brain Child: Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind
by:
Daniel J. Siegel
4.27 avg rating — 55,256 ratings 2. 
How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk
by:
Adele Faber
4.27 avg rating — 37,561 ratings 3. 
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Teaching Kids to Think: Raising Confident, Independent, and Thoughtful Children in an Age of Instant Gratification 3.78 avg rating — 348 ratings
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Unconditional Parenting: Moving from Rewards and Punishments to Love and Reason
by:
Alfie Kohn
4.16 avg rating — 8,885 ratings 6. 
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How to Talk So Little Kids Will Listen: A Survival Guide to Life with Children Ages 2-7
by:
Joanna Faber
4.39 avg rating — 22,969 ratings 8. 
The Baby Book: Everything You Need to Know About Your Baby from Birth to Age Two
by:
William Sears
4.17 avg rating — 7,515 ratings 9. 
Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids: How to Stop Yelling and Start Connecting (The Peaceful Parent Series)
by:
Laura Markham
4.22 avg rating — 10,369 ratings 10. 
The Milk of Female Kindness: An Anthology of Honest Motherhood
by:
Kasia James
4.26 avg rating — 23 ratings 11. 
Siblings Without Rivalry: How to Help Your Children Live Together So You Can Live Too
by:
Adele Faber
4.19 avg rating — 16,398 ratings 12. 
For the Love of Discipline: When the Gospel Meets Tantrums and Time-Outs
by:
Sara Wallace
4.58 avg rating — 683 ratings 
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The Gentle Parent: Positive, Practical, Effective Discipline
by:
L.R. Knost
4.33 avg rating — 288 ratings 15. 
Why Some Animals Eat Their Young: A Survivor’s Guide to Motherhood
by:
Dallas Louis
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 204 ratings 16. 
Life Is Short, Laundry Is Eternal: Confessions of a Stay-at-Home Dad
by:
Scott Benner
4.08 avg rating — 151 ratings 17. 
Parenting from the Inside Out: How a Deeper Self-Understanding Can Help You Raise Children Who Thrive
by:
Daniel J. Siegel
4.16 avg rating — 5,434 ratings 17. 
Raising Your Spirited Child: A Guide for Parents Whose Child is More Intense, Sensitive, Perceptive, Persistent, and Energetic 4.20 avg rating — 7,910 ratings
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Two Thousand Kisses a Day: Gentle Parenting Through the Ages and Stages
by:
L.R. Knost
4.21 avg rating — 347 ratings 21. 
The Attachment Parenting Book : A Commonsense Guide to Understanding and Nurturing Your Baby
by:
Martha Sears
4.15 avg rating — 3,731 ratings 21. 
Parent Effectiveness Training: The Proven Program for Raising Responsible Children
by:
Thomas Gordon
4.24 avg rating — 2,196 ratings 23. 
Connection Parenting: Parenting Through Connection Instead of Coercion, Through Love Instead of Fear
by:
Pam Leo
4.33 avg rating — 568 ratings 
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MY DAUGHTER NATASHA: Discovering Life’s Hard Truths One Street At A Time
by:
Artie Dimanche
4.62 avg rating — 8 ratings 26. 
Beyond the Sling: A Real-Life Guide to Raising Confident, Loving Children the Attachment Parenting Way
by:
Mayim Bialik
3.67 avg rating — 2,190 ratings 
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Endangered Minds: Why Children Don’t Think and What We Can Do About It
by:
Jane M. Healy
4.03 avg rating — 535 ratings 29. 
Free to Learn: Why Unleashing the Instinct to Play Will Make Our Children Happier, More Self-Reliant, and Better Students for Life
by:
Peter O. Gray
4.26 avg rating — 4,065 ratings 30. 
No-Drama Discipline: The Whole-Brain Way to Calm the Chaos and Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind
by:
Daniel J. Siegel
4.26 avg rating — 23,711 ratings 
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The Power of Play: How Spontaneous, Imaginative Activities Lead to Happier, Healthier Children
by:
David Elkind
3.87 avg rating — 904 ratings 34. 
Adventures in Gentle Discipline: A Parent-to-Parent Guide
by:
Hilary Flower
4.09 avg rating — 185 ratings 35. 
Sleeping with Your Baby: A Parent's Guide to Cosleeping
by:
James J. McKenna
4.09 avg rating — 417 ratings 36. 
Teach Your Own: The John Holt Book Of Homeschooling
by:
John C. Holt
4.09 avg rating — 1,713 ratings 37. 
Whispers Through Time: Communication Through the Ages and Stages of Childhood
by:
L.R. Knost
4.52 avg rating — 102 ratings 
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Abc and 123 for Beginners: A Parental Guide
by:
Beverley Malcolm
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating 40. 
Stranger Danger - How to Talk to Kids About Strangers
by:
Kristi Porter
4.57 avg rating — 14 ratings 40. 
The Journey of the Heroic Parent: Your Child's Struggle & The Road Home
by:
Brad M. Reedy
4.49 avg rating — 300 ratings 40. 
Parenting From Your Soul: A Spiritual Approach to Raising Children with Compassion and Wisdom
by:
Jeanmarie Wilson
4.83 avg rating — 6 ratings 40. 
The ABCs of Parenthood: An Alphabet of Parenting Advice
by:
Deborah Copaken
4.20 avg rating — 10 ratings 40. 
Parenting Teenage Boys: How to form a Bond, Turn Problem Behaviors, Communicate and Listen to your Teenage Son
by:
Sebastian Jones
4.33 avg rating — 39 ratings 40. 
The Unofficial Guide to Surviving Life With Boys (Volume #1)
by:
Tiffany O'Connor
4.11 avg rating — 53 ratings 
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Have a New Kid by Friday: How to Change Your Child's Attitude, Behaviour & Character in 5 Days
by:
Kevin Leman
3.83 avg rating — 3,641 ratings 
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Stress Free Kids: A Parent's Guide to Helping Build Self-Esteem, Manage Stress, and Reduce Anxiety in Children
by:
Lori Lite
3.87 avg rating — 70 ratings 53. 
Slow Parenting Teens: How to Create a Positive, Respectful, and Fun Relationship with Your Teenager 3.78 avg rating — 23 ratings
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It's Not About the Broccoli: Three Habits to Teach Your Kids for a Lifetime of Healthy Eating
by:
Dina Rose
3.97 avg rating — 618 ratings 
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The Tale of Peter Rabbit (World of Beatrix Potter, #1)
by:
Beatrix Potter
4.22 avg rating — 255,381 ratings 58. 
The Highly Sensitive Child: Helping Our Children Thrive When The World Overwhelms Them
by:
Elaine N. Aron
3.95 avg rating — 4,834 ratings 58. 
Redefining Girly: How Parents Can Fight the Stereotyping and Sexualizing of Girlhood, from Birth to Tween 3.67 avg rating — 500 ratings
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Playful Learning: Develop Your Child's Sense of Joy and Wonder
by:
Mariah Bruehl
4.06 avg rating — 609 ratings 
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The Continuum Concept: In Search of Happiness Lost
by:
Jean Liedloff
4.01 avg rating — 3,444 ratings 
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Spirit-Led Parenting: From Fear to Freedom in Baby's First Year
by:
Megan Tietz
4.20 avg rating — 171 ratings 65. 
Attached at the Heart: Eight Proven Parenting Principles for Raising Connected and Compassionate Children 4.22 avg rating — 348 ratings
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Einstein Never Used Flash Cards: How Our Children Really Learn-- And Why They Need to Play More and Memorize Less 3.93 avg rating — 2,049 ratings
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Gentle Parenting Workshop 1: Getting Started on Your Gentle Journey
by:
L.R. Knost
4.34 avg rating — 65 ratings 72. 
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Keep Your Sanity: Teach Them To Clean (Bleacher Moms Series, #1)
by:
Mary Heart
4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings 73. 
Letters to My Sons: A Humane Vision for Human Relationships
by:
M.G. Bianco
4.21 avg rating — 14 ratings 73. 
Secrets of the Teenage Brain: Research-Based Strategies for Reaching and Teaching Today′s Adolescents 3.71 avg rating — 79 ratings
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The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Recipes from an Accidental Country Girl
by:
Ree Drummond
4.07 avg rating — 47,578 ratings 
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The Tug Of War: Raising Teens in our Seductive Society
by:
Mark Guido
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings 
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The Big Secret: The Whole and Honest Truth About Santa Claus
by:
D.W. Boorn
4.15 avg rating — 41 ratings 73. 
Little Things Long Remembered: Making Your Children Feel Special Every Day
by:
Susan Newman
3.94 avg rating — 98 ratings 73. 
Accidental CEO of Baby Town: 10 Ways I Was Totally Unprepared For Motherhood
by:
Shona Riddell
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings 
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The Game Is Playing Your Kid: How to Unplug and Reconnect in the Digital Age
by:
Joe Dilley
4.27 avg rating — 33 ratings 73. 
Adopting Older Children: A Practical Guide to Adopting and Parenting Children Over Age Four 3.98 avg rating — 51 ratings
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A-Moms: How to Raise Competitive Award-Winning Students
by:
Marion Shaw
3.75 avg rating — 12 ratings 73. 
CliffsNotes Parents' Guide to Paying for College and Repaying Student Loans
by:
Reyna Gobel
2.33 avg rating — 3 ratings 
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A Nice Mom's Guide To Disciplining Your Child
by:
Dawn D. Walters
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating 73. 
Fortysomething Father (The Stay-at-home Dad Diaries Book 1)
by:
Jason Ayres
3.30 avg rating — 30 ratings 73. 
Every Natural Fact: Five Seasons of Open-Air Parenting
by:
Amy Lou Jenkins
4.16 avg rating — 38 ratings 