Great Parenting Books

I read a ton. At any given time I probably am reading 2 or 3 books at once. Since I got pregnant, I haven't read much that wasn't a book on parenting and I know there are a lot of them out there. This is a list of my very favorites; ones that I refer back to time and again, and often quote from. 

• Becoming the Parent You Want To Be: A Sourcebook of Strategies for the First Five Years by Laura Davis & Janis Keyser
• The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind, Survive Everyday Parenting Struggles, and Help Your Family Thrive by Dr. Dan Siegel & Tina Payne Bryson PhD. Read my summary here.
• Emotionally Healthy Twins: A New Philosophy for Parenting Two Unique Children By Dr. Joan Friedman
• NurtureShock: New Thinking About Children By Po Bronson & Ashley Merryman
• Mind in the Making: The Seven Essential Life Skills Every Child Needs by Ellen Galinsky
• Parenting From the Inside Out by Dr. Dan Siegel & Mary Hartzell
• Unconditional Parenting: Moving from Rewards and Punishments to Love and Reason by Alfie Kohn
• Positive Discipline for Preschoolers: For Their Early Years--Raising Children Who are Responsible, Respectful, and Resourceful Jane Nelsen Ed.D., Cheryl Erwin and Roslyn Ann Duffy
• It's a Boy!: Your Son's Development from Birth to Age 18 by Michael Thompson Ph.D. and Teresa Barker
• If I Have to Tell You One More Time. . .: The Revolutionary Program That Gets Your Kids To Listen Without Nagging, Reminding, or Yelling  By Amy McCready. Don't miss my review of this book here.
• Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys by Dan Kindlon and Michael Thompson 
• The Blessing Of A Skinned Knee: Using Jewish Teachings to Raise Self-Reliant Children by Wendy Mogel
• The Gift of an Ordinary Day: A Mother's Memoir by Katrina Kennison
• The Sleepeasy Solution: The Exhausted Parent's Guide to Getting Your Child to Sleep from Birth to Age 5 by Jennifer Waldberger & Jill Spivack
• Raising Twins: What Parents Want to Know (and What Twins Want to Tell Them) by Eileen M. Pearlman and Jill Alison Ganon
• Siblings Without Rivalry: How to Help Your Children Live Together So You Can Live Too by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish
• Everyday Blessings: The Inner Work of Mindful Parenting >by by Myla and Jon Kabat-Zinn 
• The Birth Partner, Third Edition: A Complete Guide to Childbirth for Dads, Doulas, and All Other Labor Companions by Penny Simkin
• The Happiest Baby on the Block by Dr. Harvey Karp
• The Parent's Tao Te Ching: Ancient Advice for Modern Parents by William Martin 
• Your Three-Year-Old: Friend or Enemy (this is a series starting with "Your One Year Old" and going through the teens) by Louise Bates Ames and Frances L. Ilg

I am still reading more and will probably update this list from time to time. I'd love to know your comments about these books or others you love and recommend.

Thanks for reading!

-Gina

The Twin Coach

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