50 Books like Ready, Set, Go!

Oh Crap! Potty Training

by Jamie Glowacki • 2015

Most parents wait too long. The bare-bottom method for potty training before the resistance begins.

3.90

23k+

🚽 Potty Training 👶 Toddler Parenting 📈 Developmental Milestones 🍼 New Parents 🧘 Parental Mindset

Oh Crap! Potty Training 99%

Most parents wait too long. The bare-bottom method for potty training before the resistance begins.

by Jamie Glowacki 2015

3.90

23k+ ratings

🚽 Potty Training 👶 Toddler Parenting 📈 Developmental Milestones 🍼 New Parents 🧘 Parental Mindset

Potty Training in 3 Days

by Brandi Brucks • 2016

Three days, no diapers, no going back: take charge, catch every accident, never hand one back.

4.24

7k+

🚽 Potty Training 🧒 Toddler Parenting 🏕️ Bootcamp Parenting 🎯 Behavioral Methods 👨‍👧 Parent-Led Approach

Potty Training in 3 Days 97%

Three days, no diapers, no going back: take charge, catch every accident, never hand one back.

by Brandi Brucks 2016

4.24

7k+ ratings

🚽 Potty Training 🧒 Toddler Parenting 🏕️ Bootcamp Parenting 🎯 Behavioral Methods 👨‍👧 Parent-Led Approach

Oh Crap! I Have a Toddler

by Jamie Glowacki • 2019

Why time-outs make toddler meltdowns worse, and what to do when your child tests every limit.

4.30

2k+

🧒 Toddler Development 🍃 Gentle Discipline 🎨 Play-Based Learning 💬 Emotional Validation 🛀 Parental Self-Care

Oh Crap! I Have a Toddler 96%

Why time-outs make toddler meltdowns worse, and what to do when your child tests every limit.

by Jamie Glowacki 2019

4.30

2k+ ratings

🧒 Toddler Development 🍃 Gentle Discipline 🎨 Play-Based Learning 💬 Emotional Validation 🛀 Parental Self-Care

The Baby Whisperer solves all your problems

by Tracy Hogg • 2005

From feeding to sleep, a structured, responsive plan that helps your baby self-soothe without tears.

3.77

2k+

👶 Baby Routines 😴 Gentle Sleep Training 🤱 Responsive Parenting 🧩 Infant Temperament 🍼 Infant Feeding

The Baby Whisperer solves all your problems Summary

The Baby Whisperer solves all your problems 96%

From feeding to sleep, a structured, responsive plan that helps your baby self-soothe without tears.

by Tracy Hogg 2005

3.77

2k+ ratings

👶 Baby Routines 😴 Gentle Sleep Training 🤱 Responsive Parenting 🧩 Infant Temperament 🍼 Infant Feeding

Hidden Figures

by Margot Lee Shetterly • 2016

One small language shift that gets kids to cooperate without yelling or threats.

3.96

116k+

🧸 Positive Parenting 🧩 Child Temperament ❤️ Emotion Coaching 🌿 Gentle Discipline 👫 Parenting Boys & Girls

Hidden Figures 96%

One small language shift that gets kids to cooperate without yelling or threats.

by Margot Lee Shetterly 2016

3.96

116k+ ratings

🧸 Positive Parenting 🧩 Child Temperament ❤️ Emotion Coaching 🌿 Gentle Discipline 👫 Parenting Boys & Girls

Ages and Stages

by Charles E. Schaefer • 2000

What's normal at 2, 7, or 14? A developmental map that turns parental panic into patience.

3.83

163

🧩 Developmental Milestones 🧸 Play-Based Learning ❤️ Emotional Development 🏛️ Authoritative Parenting 🔗 Attachment Theory

Ages and Stages 95%

What's normal at 2, 7, or 14? A developmental map that turns parental panic into patience.

by Charles E. Schaefer 2000

3.83

163 ratings

🧩 Developmental Milestones 🧸 Play-Based Learning ❤️ Emotional Development 🏛️ Authoritative Parenting 🔗 Attachment Theory

How to Talk to Kids So Will Listen and Listen so Kids Will Talk

by Adele Faber • 1980

The playbook that gets kids to listen without yelling, and opens them up without interrogation.

4.27

39k+

🤝 Respectful Parenting 🧠 Emotion Coaching 🌱 Positive Parenting ⚡ Power Struggles 🦋 Child Autonomy

How to Talk to Kids So Will Listen and Listen so Kids Will Talk Summary

How to Talk to Kids So Will Listen and Listen so Kids Will Talk 95%

The playbook that gets kids to listen without yelling, and opens them up without interrogation.

by Adele Faber 1980

4.27

39k+ ratings

🤝 Respectful Parenting 🧠 Emotion Coaching 🌱 Positive Parenting ⚡ Power Struggles 🦋 Child Autonomy

Cribsheet

by Emily Oster • 2019

An economist's findings on sleep, feeding, and daycare: what the data says about early parenthood.

4.13

45k+

📊 Data-Driven Parenting 👶 New Parents 🧒 Early Childhood 😴 Sleep Training 🤱 Breastfeeding

Cribsheet 95%

An economist's findings on sleep, feeding, and daycare: what the data says about early parenthood.

by Emily Oster 2019

4.13

45k+ ratings

📊 Data-Driven Parenting 👶 New Parents 🧒 Early Childhood 😴 Sleep Training 🤱 Breastfeeding

The Emotional Life of the Toddler

by Alicia F. Lieberman • 1993

A toddler's emotional logic: why they push away and pull close in the same breath.

3.97

1k+

👶 Toddler Development 💗 Emotional Development 🧠 Attachment Theory 🤝 Responsive Parenting 🎭 Temperament

The Emotional Life of the Toddler Summary

The Emotional Life of the Toddler 95%

A toddler's emotional logic: why they push away and pull close in the same breath.

by Alicia F. Lieberman 1993

3.97

1k+ ratings

👶 Toddler Development 💗 Emotional Development 🧠 Attachment Theory 🤝 Responsive Parenting 🎭 Temperament

Gentle Discipline

by Sarah Ockwell-Smith • 2017

Punishment damages connection. Calm, brain-based discipline teaches kids how to behave, not fear.

4.09

2k+

🧸 Non Punitive Discipline 🧠 Brain Development 💞 Emotional Connection 🌱 Intrinsic Motivation ⚖️ Logical Consequences

Gentle Discipline 95%

Punishment damages connection. Calm, brain-based discipline teaches kids how to behave, not fear.

by Sarah Ockwell-Smith 2017

4.09

2k+ ratings

🧸 Non Punitive Discipline 🧠 Brain Development 💞 Emotional Connection 🌱 Intrinsic Motivation ⚖️ Logical Consequences

Brain Rules for Baby

by John Medina • 2010

What actually builds a child's brain: empathy, effort, guided play, and what screens cannot do.

4.30

15k+

👶 Early Childhood Development 🔬 Parenting Science 🧠 Brain Development 🧩 Guided Play 💝 Emotional Coaching

Brain Rules for Baby 95%

What actually builds a child's brain: empathy, effort, guided play, and what screens cannot do.

by John Medina 2010

4.30

15k+ ratings

👶 Early Childhood Development 🔬 Parenting Science 🧠 Brain Development 🧩 Guided Play 💝 Emotional Coaching

Your Self-Confident Baby

by Magda Gerber • 1997

Your infant arrives ready to play and learn. The method: step back, observe, trust.

4.10

1k+

🤲 Gentle Parenting 👶 Infant Development 🧸 Child-Led Play 💞 Responsive Caregiving 💬 Emotional Validation

Your Self-Confident Baby 95%

Your infant arrives ready to play and learn. The method: step back, observe, trust.

by Magda Gerber 1997

4.10

1k+ ratings

🤲 Gentle Parenting 👶 Infant Development 🧸 Child-Led Play 💞 Responsive Caregiving 💬 Emotional Validation

Listen

by Patty Wipfler • 2016

Tantrums and tears aren't breakdowns. They're how children heal. Here's how to listen, not fix.

4.34

405

🫂 Gentle Parenting 🧠 Emotion Coaching ✋ Non-Punitive Discipline 💞 Parent-Child Connection 🔗 Attachment Theory

Listen 95%

Tantrums and tears aren't breakdowns. They're how children heal. Here's how to listen, not fix.

by Patty Wipfler 2016

4.34

405 ratings

🫂 Gentle Parenting 🧠 Emotion Coaching ✋ Non-Punitive Discipline 💞 Parent-Child Connection 🔗 Attachment Theory

The Wonder Weeks

by Hetty van de Rijt • 1992

When the crying peaks, the brain is actually growing. A week-by-week map of the first 20 months.

3.89

7k+

🍼 Infant Development 👣 Baby Milestones 🧠 Brain Development 😢 Infant Fussiness 🔬 Parenting Science

The Wonder Weeks 95%

When the crying peaks, the brain is actually growing. A week-by-week map of the first 20 months.

by Hetty van de Rijt 1992

3.89

7k+ ratings

🍼 Infant Development 👣 Baby Milestones 🧠 Brain Development 😢 Infant Fussiness 🔬 Parenting Science

The Explosive Child [Sixth Edition]

by Ross W.Greene • 2021

Consequences aren't working because your child is lacking skills, not will. The collaborative fix.

4.19

2k+

🧠 Developmental Parenting 🧩 Behavioral Challenges 🌿 Gentle Parenting 🧘 Emotion Regulation 🤝 Cooperative Parenting

The Explosive Child [Sixth Edition] Summary

The Explosive Child [Sixth Edition] 95%

Consequences aren't working because your child is lacking skills, not will. The collaborative fix.

by Ross W.Greene 2021

4.19

2k+ ratings

🧠 Developmental Parenting 🧩 Behavioral Challenges 🌿 Gentle Parenting 🧘 Emotion Regulation 🤝 Cooperative Parenting

The Montessori Baby

by Simone Davies • 2021

Montessori from birth: a prepared home, freedom to move, and letting your baby struggle to learn.

3.91

9k+

🏫 Montessori Method 👶 Infant Care 🤝 Respectful Parenting 💝 Attachment Parenting 🧠 Child Development

The Montessori Baby 95%

Montessori from birth: a prepared home, freedom to move, and letting your baby struggle to learn.

by Simone Davies 2021

3.91

9k+ ratings

🏫 Montessori Method 👶 Infant Care 🤝 Respectful Parenting 💝 Attachment Parenting 🧠 Child Development

How to Raise Kids Who Aren't Assholes

by Melinda Wenner Moyer • 2021

They notice race by three months. They learn kindness or cruelty from what you say and skip.

4.02

3k+

🧪 Evidence-Based Parenting 🧠 Child Development 💙 Emotional Intelligence 🌱 Growth Mindset 🏛️ Authoritative Parenting

How to Raise Kids Who Aren't Assholes Summary

How to Raise Kids Who Aren't Assholes 95%

They notice race by three months. They learn kindness or cruelty from what you say and skip.

by Melinda Wenner Moyer 2021

4.02

3k+ ratings

🧪 Evidence-Based Parenting 🧠 Child Development 💙 Emotional Intelligence 🌱 Growth Mindset 🏛️ Authoritative Parenting

The Art of Talking with Children

by Rebecca Rolland • 2022

Following the child's lead, not your lesson plan, is what builds kind, confident, curious kids.

3.93

287

🗣️ Talking With Children 🌱 Child Development 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🤝 Social Skills 💪 Growth Mindset

The Art of Talking with Children Summary

The Art of Talking with Children 95%

Following the child's lead, not your lesson plan, is what builds kind, confident, curious kids.

by Rebecca Rolland 2022

3.93

287 ratings

🗣️ Talking With Children 🌱 Child Development 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🤝 Social Skills 💪 Growth Mindset

The Child Whisperer

by Carol Tuttle • 2012

Four innate temperaments every child expresses, and how to parent each for lasting cooperation.

3.99

3k+

🧩 Personality Typing 🌈 Temperament Parenting 👶 Responsive Parenting 🤲 Gentle Discipline 💬 Parent Communication

The Child Whisperer 95%

Four innate temperaments every child expresses, and how to parent each for lasting cooperation.

by Carol Tuttle 2012

3.99

3k+ ratings

🧩 Personality Typing 🌈 Temperament Parenting 👶 Responsive Parenting 🤲 Gentle Discipline 💬 Parent Communication

The Montessori Toddler

by Simone Davies • 2018

Make your home a place where your toddler does things themselves, calmly, without bribes or battles.

4.28

15k+

🏫 Montessori Method 👶 Toddler Parenting 📚 Early Childhood Education 🦅 Child Independence 🤝 Positive Discipline

The Montessori Toddler 95%

Make your home a place where your toddler does things themselves, calmly, without bribes or battles.

by Simone Davies 2018

4.28

15k+ ratings

🏫 Montessori Method 👶 Toddler Parenting 📚 Early Childhood Education 🦅 Child Independence 🤝 Positive Discipline

123 MAGIC by THOMAS W PHELAN (8-Dec-2014) Paperback

by Thomas W Phelan

Stop arguing and start counting: the discipline method that works because you finally stop talking.

3.82

438

🧸 Child Discipline 🧘 Calm Discipline 🔄 Behavior Modification 👍 Positive Reinforcement 📚 Authoritative Parenting

123 MAGIC by THOMAS W PHELAN (8-Dec-2014) Paperback Summary

123 MAGIC by THOMAS W PHELAN (8-Dec-2014) Paperback 95%

Stop arguing and start counting: the discipline method that works because you finally stop talking.

by Thomas W Phelan

3.82

438 ratings

🧸 Child Discipline 🧘 Calm Discipline 🔄 Behavior Modification 👍 Positive Reinforcement 📚 Authoritative Parenting

Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids

by Laura Markham • 2012

Stop yelling without becoming permissive. How connection creates cooperation that punishment cannot.

4.21

11k+

🧸 Gentle Parenting 🔗 Parent-Child Connection 🧠 Emotional Regulation 👶 Attachment Theory 🧘 Mindful Parenting

Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids 95%

Stop yelling without becoming permissive. How connection creates cooperation that punishment cannot.

by Laura Markham 2012

4.21

11k+ ratings

🧸 Gentle Parenting 🔗 Parent-Child Connection 🧠 Emotional Regulation 👶 Attachment Theory 🧘 Mindful Parenting

Montessori from the Start

by Paula Polk Lillard • 2003

A floor bed, no flash cards: the home setup that lets your infant construct her own mind.

3.85

3k+

🏡 Montessori Parenting 👶 Infant Development 🧹 Practical Life Skills 🗣️ Language Acquisition 🌸 Gentle Parenting

Montessori from the Start 95%

A floor bed, no flash cards: the home setup that lets your infant construct her own mind.

by Paula Polk Lillard 2003

3.85

3k+ ratings

🏡 Montessori Parenting 👶 Infant Development 🧹 Practical Life Skills 🗣️ Language Acquisition 🌸 Gentle Parenting

The Good News About Bad Behavior

by Katherine Reynolds Lewis • 2018

Why time-outs and sticker charts fail, and a model that builds self-control from connection outward.

3.92

724

🧒 Modern Parenting 🧠 Child Self-Regulation 🤝 Positive Discipline 🗣️ Collaborative Problem Solving 🗂️ Executive Function

The Good News About Bad Behavior Summary

The Good News About Bad Behavior 95%

Why time-outs and sticker charts fail, and a model that builds self-control from connection outward.

by Katherine Reynolds Lewis 2018

3.92

724 ratings

🧒 Modern Parenting 🧠 Child Self-Regulation 🤝 Positive Discipline 🗣️ Collaborative Problem Solving 🗂️ Executive Function

Raising Good Humans Every Day

by Hunter Clarke-Fields MSAE • 2023

Fifty small mindful practices that fit into real life and quietly change the way you parent.

4.15

532

🧘 Mindful Parenting 👶 Child Development 😌 Emotional Regulation 🗣️ Nonviolent Communication 🎈 Positive Discipline

Raising Good Humans Every Day 95%

Fifty small mindful practices that fit into real life and quietly change the way you parent.

by Hunter Clarke-Fields MSAE 2023

4.15

532 ratings

🧘 Mindful Parenting 👶 Child Development 😌 Emotional Regulation 🗣️ Nonviolent Communication 🎈 Positive Discipline

The Everyday Parenting Toolkit

by Alan E. Kazdin • 2013

Skip the punishment. A step-by-step method that shows you exactly what to reinforce instead.

4.25

295

🧒 Behavioral Parenting 📋 Child Discipline ⭐ Positive Reinforcement 🔄 Behavior Change 🔬 Evidence-Based Parenting

The Everyday Parenting Toolkit 95%

Skip the punishment. A step-by-step method that shows you exactly what to reinforce instead.

by Alan E. Kazdin 2013

4.25

295 ratings

🧒 Behavioral Parenting 📋 Child Discipline ⭐ Positive Reinforcement 🔄 Behavior Change 🔬 Evidence-Based Parenting

Unconditional Parenting

by Alfie Kohn • 2005

The love most parents offer comes with strings. Here is how to raise confident kids without them.

4.16

9k+

🧸 Gentle Parenting 💪 Positive Discipline 🌱 Autonomy Support 🎯 Intrinsic Motivation 💡 Humanistic Psychology

Unconditional Parenting 95%

The love most parents offer comes with strings. Here is how to raise confident kids without them.

by Alfie Kohn 2005

4.16

9k+ ratings

🧸 Gentle Parenting 💪 Positive Discipline 🌱 Autonomy Support 🎯 Intrinsic Motivation 💡 Humanistic Psychology

Mind in the Making

by Ellen Galinsky • 2010

Executive function predicts success better than IQ. Seven skills you can build through daily play.

3.85

2k+

🧒 Child Development 🧠 Executive Function 🧬 Brain-Based Parenting 💪 Resilience Building ❤️ Social-Emotional Learning

Mind in the Making 95%

Executive function predicts success better than IQ. Seven skills you can build through daily play.

by Ellen Galinsky 2010

3.85

2k+ ratings

🧒 Child Development 🧠 Executive Function 🧬 Brain-Based Parenting 💪 Resilience Building ❤️ Social-Emotional Learning

Helping Baby Sleep

by Anni Gethin • 2009

Night waking kept primate babies alive for 35 million years. Your baby's brain hasn't caught up.

3.56

👶 Attachment Parenting 🌙 Gentle Sleep 🤝 Responsive Parenting 🧩 Attachment Theory 🐒 Evolutionary Parenting

Helping Baby Sleep 95%

Night waking kept primate babies alive for 35 million years. Your baby's brain hasn't caught up.

by Anni Gethin 2009

3.56

78 ratings

👶 Attachment Parenting 🌙 Gentle Sleep 🤝 Responsive Parenting 🧩 Attachment Theory 🐒 Evolutionary Parenting

No-Drama Discipline

by Daniel J. Siegel • 2014

A meltdown is an undeveloped brain, not defiance. The discipline that teaches instead of punishes.

4.25

26k+

🧠 Brain-Based Parenting ✅ Positive Discipline 🧘 Mindful Parenting 💞 Parent-Child Connection 🌊 Emotional Regulation

No-Drama Discipline 95%

A meltdown is an undeveloped brain, not defiance. The discipline that teaches instead of punishes.

by Daniel J. Siegel 2014

4.25

26k+ ratings

🧠 Brain-Based Parenting ✅ Positive Discipline 🧘 Mindful Parenting 💞 Parent-Child Connection 🌊 Emotional Regulation

Parking Lot Rules & 75 Other Ideas for Raising Amazing Children

by Tom Sturges • 2008

76 memorable techniques for everyday parenting, from crowded parking lots to sibling feuds.

2.00

🧰 Practical Parenting 🌱 Positive Discipline 💭 Emotional Intelligence 🦺 Child Safety ⚽ Sports Parenting

Parking Lot Rules & 75 Other Ideas for Raising Amazing Children Summary

Parking Lot Rules & 75 Other Ideas for Raising Amazing Children 94%

76 memorable techniques for everyday parenting, from crowded parking lots to sibling feuds.

by Tom Sturges 2008

2.00

1 ratings

🧰 Practical Parenting 🌱 Positive Discipline 💭 Emotional Intelligence 🦺 Child Safety ⚽ Sports Parenting

The Danish Way of Parenting

by Jessica Joelle Alexander • 2014

Six parenting habits from the happiest country, and why they wire children for resilience.

4.08

18k+

🇩🇰 Scandinavian Parenting 🌍 Global Parenting 🧒 Free Play 🌱 Growth Mindset 🗳️ Democratic Parenting

The Danish Way of Parenting 94%

Six parenting habits from the happiest country, and why they wire children for resilience.

by Jessica Joelle Alexander 2014

4.08

18k+ ratings

🇩🇰 Scandinavian Parenting 🌍 Global Parenting 🧒 Free Play 🌱 Growth Mindset 🗳️ Democratic Parenting

The Nurture Revolution

by Greer Kirshenbaum • 2023

The one thing that prevents mental illness starts in infancy: how you nurture your baby.

4.34

1k+

👶 Infant Development 🔗 Attachment Theory 🤱 Responsive Parenting 💞 Co-Regulation 🥺 Emotion Coaching

The Nurture Revolution 94%

The one thing that prevents mental illness starts in infancy: how you nurture your baby.

by Greer Kirshenbaum 2023

4.34

1k+ ratings

👶 Infant Development 🔗 Attachment Theory 🤱 Responsive Parenting 💞 Co-Regulation 🥺 Emotion Coaching

Being at Your Best When Your Kids Are at Their Worst

by Kim John Payne • 2019

Stop overreacting to your kids by understanding the childhood patterns that drive your response.

3.62

610

🧘 Mindful Parenting 💥 Parental Triggers 🔄 Reactive Parenting 🧭 Values Based Parenting 🌪️ Handling Meltdowns

Being at Your Best When Your Kids Are at Their Worst Summary

Being at Your Best When Your Kids Are at Their Worst 94%

Stop overreacting to your kids by understanding the childhood patterns that drive your response.

by Kim John Payne 2019

3.62

610 ratings

🧘 Mindful Parenting 💥 Parental Triggers 🔄 Reactive Parenting 🧭 Values Based Parenting 🌪️ Handling Meltdowns

The New Contented Little Baby Book

by Gina Ford • 2002

The schedule-first routine: ten adjustments across year one to engineer a full night's sleep.

3.36

2k+

🕒 Routine-Based Parenting 😴 Infant Sleep 🍼 Baby Feeding 👶 New Parents 🌙 Sleep Training

The New Contented Little Baby Book Summary

The New Contented Little Baby Book 94%

The schedule-first routine: ten adjustments across year one to engineer a full night's sleep.

by Gina Ford 2002

3.36

2k+ ratings

🕒 Routine-Based Parenting 😴 Infant Sleep 🍼 Baby Feeding 👶 New Parents 🌙 Sleep Training

The Happiest Baby Guide to Great Sleep

by Harvey Karp • 2012

A baby's cry has a quiet switch. Five sensory steps flip it and sleep comes naturally.

3.76

2k+

👶 Infant Sleep 🤱 Gentle Sleep Training 🍼 Newborn Care 🛏️ Bedtime Routines 🧠 Child Development

The Happiest Baby Guide to Great Sleep Summary

The Happiest Baby Guide to Great Sleep 94%

A baby's cry has a quiet switch. Five sensory steps flip it and sleep comes naturally.

by Harvey Karp 2012

3.76

2k+ ratings

👶 Infant Sleep 🤱 Gentle Sleep Training 🍼 Newborn Care 🛏️ Bedtime Routines 🧠 Child Development

Kids Are Worth It!

by Barbara Coloroso • 1994

Rigid control backfires. Permissiveness fails. The middle ground: kids who discipline themselves.

4.21

2k+

🌱 Positive Discipline 🤗 Unconditional Parenting 💬 Family Communication 🙏 Respectful Parenting 🧠 Emotional Intelligence

Kids Are Worth It! 94%

Rigid control backfires. Permissiveness fails. The middle ground: kids who discipline themselves.

by Barbara Coloroso 1994

4.21

2k+ ratings

🌱 Positive Discipline 🤗 Unconditional Parenting 💬 Family Communication 🙏 Respectful Parenting 🧠 Emotional Intelligence

The Everything Parent's Guide To Positive Discipline

by Carl Pickhardt • 2011

The discipline ratio that raises cooperative kids: teach ten times as much as you correct.

3.60

🧸 Positive Parenting 🧱 Child Discipline 🗣️ Family Communication 👶 Developmental Parenting 🍂 Natural Consequences

The Everything Parent's Guide To Positive Discipline Summary

The Everything Parent's Guide To Positive Discipline 94%

The discipline ratio that raises cooperative kids: teach ten times as much as you correct.

by Carl Pickhardt 2011

3.60

30 ratings

🧸 Positive Parenting 🧱 Child Discipline 🗣️ Family Communication 👶 Developmental Parenting 🍂 Natural Consequences

The Child Code

by Danielle Dick • 2021

Your child's personality is written in DNA. Work with it rather than fight it.

3.79

163

🧬 Behavioral Genetics 🌡️ Temperament Types ✂️ Tailored Parenting 🧘 Child Self-Regulation 🤲 Good Enough Parenting

The Child Code 94%

Your child's personality is written in DNA. Work with it rather than fight it.

by Danielle Dick 2021

3.79

163 ratings

🧬 Behavioral Genetics 🌡️ Temperament Types ✂️ Tailored Parenting 🧘 Child Self-Regulation 🤲 Good Enough Parenting

Love and Logic Magic for Early Childhood

by Jim Fay • 2000

How you handle a toddler's misbehavior shapes the teenager. Change the approach before age six.

4.12

6k+

🧒 Early Childhood ⚖️ Authoritative Parenting 🍃 Natural Consequences 🤼 Power Struggles 💙 Empathic Discipline

Love and Logic Magic for Early Childhood Summary

Love and Logic Magic for Early Childhood 94%

How you handle a toddler's misbehavior shapes the teenager. Change the approach before age six.

by Jim Fay 2000

4.12

6k+ ratings

🧒 Early Childhood ⚖️ Authoritative Parenting 🍃 Natural Consequences 🤼 Power Struggles 💙 Empathic Discipline

Raising Competent Children

by Jesper Juul • 1995

Children cooperate when respected. A parenting shift that works with their natural competence.

4.25

2k+

🧘‍♀️ Respectful Parenting 🧒 Child Autonomy 💬 Family Communication 🚧 Parental Boundaries 🌀 Family Systems

Raising Competent Children 94%

Children cooperate when respected. A parenting shift that works with their natural competence.

by Jesper Juul 1995

4.25

2k+ ratings

🧘‍♀️ Respectful Parenting 🧒 Child Autonomy 💬 Family Communication 🚧 Parental Boundaries 🌀 Family Systems

12 Principles for Raising a Child with ADHD

by Russell A. Barkley • 2020

ADHD isn't defiance; your child's executive age trails 30% behind. What to do instead of punishment.

4.00

902

🧠 Adhd Parenting 🧩 Executive Function 🧘 Mindful Parenting 📋 Behavior Management 🔬 Evidence-Based Parenting

12 Principles for Raising a Child with ADHD Summary

12 Principles for Raising a Child with ADHD 94%

ADHD isn't defiance; your child's executive age trails 30% behind. What to do instead of punishment.

by Russell A. Barkley 2020

4.00

902 ratings

🧠 Adhd Parenting 🧩 Executive Function 🧘 Mindful Parenting 📋 Behavior Management 🔬 Evidence-Based Parenting

The Whole-Brain Child

by Daniel J. Siegel • 2011

Tantrums reveal a brain still under construction. Twelve strategies that teach instead of punish.

4.26

60k+

🧠 Child Development 🧬 Neuroscience Parenting 🌊 Emotional Regulation 🔬 Interpersonal Neurobiology 🤝 Attachment Theory

The Whole-Brain Child 94%

Tantrums reveal a brain still under construction. Twelve strategies that teach instead of punish.

by Daniel J. Siegel 2011

4.26

60k+ ratings

🧠 Child Development 🧬 Neuroscience Parenting 🌊 Emotional Regulation 🔬 Interpersonal Neurobiology 🤝 Attachment Theory

Parenting With Love and Logic

by Foster W. Cline • 1990

Trade anger for empathy, give real choices, and let consequences teach what lectures never will.

4.04

14k+

🧒 Positive Parenting 🍂 Natural Consequences ⚖️ Authoritative Parenting 🫂 Empathic Discipline 💪 Strong-Willed Children

Parenting With Love and Logic 94%

Trade anger for empathy, give real choices, and let consequences teach what lectures never will.

by Foster W. Cline 1990

4.04

14k+ ratings

🧒 Positive Parenting 🍂 Natural Consequences ⚖️ Authoritative Parenting 🫂 Empathic Discipline 💪 Strong-Willed Children

My Toddler Talks

by Kimberly Scanlon • 2012

A speech pathologist's playbook for when your toddler understands everything but says nothing.

4.03

270

🗣️ Language Development 👶 Toddler Development 🧸 Play-Based Learning 🏠 Speech Therapy At Home ⏰ Early Intervention

My Toddler Talks 94%

A speech pathologist's playbook for when your toddler understands everything but says nothing.

by Kimberly Scanlon 2012

4.03

270 ratings

🗣️ Language Development 👶 Toddler Development 🧸 Play-Based Learning 🏠 Speech Therapy At Home ⏰ Early Intervention

Nurture Shock

by Po Bronson • 2008

Much of what parents believe about raising children turns out to be wrong. Here's the science.

4.03

27k+

🧒 Child Development 📊 Parenting Science 🌱 Praise And Motivation 😴 Sleep And Cognition 🌍 Talking About Race

Nurture Shock 94%

Much of what parents believe about raising children turns out to be wrong. Here's the science.

by Po Bronson 2008

4.03

27k+ ratings

🧒 Child Development 📊 Parenting Science 🌱 Praise And Motivation 😴 Sleep And Cognition 🌍 Talking About Race

Discipline Without Damage

by Vanessa Lapointe • 2016

Why punishment backfires, and how to get well-behaved kids through connection and calm authority.

3.94

536

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Discipline Without Damage 94%

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3.94

536 ratings

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4.13

573

🧒 Child-Led Play 🧠 Emotional Regulation 🏕️ Unstructured Play 🔬 Interpersonal Neurobiology 🔗 Attachment Theory

The Way of Play 94%

How to turn the play you already do into a neuroscience-backed engine of emotional development.

by Tina Payne Bryson 2025

4.13

573 ratings

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Forty-nine tools that turn daily conflict into skill-building moments, no punishment required.

4.28

327

🫂 Gentle Parenting 🧪 Experiential Learning 🌱 Natural Consequences 💙 Emotional Validation 🤝 Cooperative Parenting

Positive Discipline Parenting Tools Summary

Positive Discipline Parenting Tools 94%

Forty-nine tools that turn daily conflict into skill-building moments, no punishment required.

by Jane Nelsen 2016

4.28

327 ratings

🫂 Gentle Parenting 🧪 Experiential Learning 🌱 Natural Consequences 💙 Emotional Validation 🤝 Cooperative Parenting

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by Alexis Dubief • 2017

Why soothing backfires, and how to teach the one skill that fixes baby sleep.

4.12

7k+

🍼 Infant Sleep 🌙 Sleep Training 😴 Gentle Sleep Methods 📊 Evidence-Based Parenting 👶 New Parents

Precious Little Sleep 94%

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by Alexis Dubief 2017

4.12

7k+ ratings

🍼 Infant Sleep 🌙 Sleep Training 😴 Gentle Sleep Methods 📊 Evidence-Based Parenting 👶 New Parents

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